Category: International Relations Since 1945
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Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A chronological overview of the events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis – revision podcast
In 1962 the world came closer than it had come before to a ‘hot war’ in the nuclear age. Cuba, a small island about 90 miles from the coast of Florida in the USA, was the focus of the world’s attention for 13 nerve-wracking days in October. This podcast begins with an overview of Cuba’s…
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The end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
At 9:00 am on the 28th October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended when Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreed to remove Russian nuclear missiles from the island of Cuba.
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Overview of JFK’s ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech, 26th June 1963
On the 26th June 1963 American President John F. Kennedy declared US support for West Berlin with the phrase, “Ich bin ein Berliner” – I am a Berliner – 22 months after the Soviet-supported DDR, more commonly known as East Germany, built the Berlin Wall.
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The self-immolation of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death at a busy crossroads in Saigon.
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American involvement in Vietnam
This revision podcast addresses the Vietnam War in the context of the Cold War, and is broadly split into three sections: reasons for the war and America’s involvement, the way the war was fought, and reasons for American withdrawal. The first section looks at why the war began, and why the USA got involved. This is…
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Causes and effects of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
On the 7th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress.
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Cause and consequence: Captain Bảy Lốp executed by General Loan
On the 1st February 1968, American photojournalist Eddie Adams took a photograph of South Vietnamese National Police Chief General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém in Saigon.
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