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ICSE · Class 12 · History

What The Cold War: Problems of international relations after the Second World War covers in ICSE Class 12 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 12 History · 2026-27

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1. Meaning and overall course of the Cold War

  • The Cold War was a long period of tension between the USA-led capitalist bloc and the USSR-led communist bloc.
  • No direct war was fought between the two main blocs in the first phase after 1945.
  • Instead of open war, both sides used propaganda, economic measures, alliances, and pressure on weaker states.
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2. Causes of the Cold War

  • The basic cause was the difference between communist and capitalist systems.
  • Communism aimed at collective ownership, central planning, and protection of the working class.
  • Capitalism was based on private ownership and profit-making.
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3. Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

  • The Yalta Conference took place in February 1945 and was attended by Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill.
  • The conference agreed to set up the United Nations to replace the League of Nations.
  • Germany was divided into occupation zones, and Berlin was similarly divided.
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4. Soviet control in eastern Europe

  • Between 1945 and 1948 the USSR brought most eastern European states under communist governments.
  • Communist governments were established in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany.
  • Yugoslavia is the exception because Tito's government was legally elected in 1945 and his own forces liberated the country.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Cold War as a global conflict between the USA and the USSR after 1945, fought without direct war between the two blocs but through alliances, diplomacy, ideology, crises, and an arms race

Origins after 1945Ideological conflictStalin’s policyWestern responseSoviet responseDivision of EuropeBerlin crisisNuclear arms race

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