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Oxford AQA History: A Level and AS Component 2: International Relations and Global Conflict c1890-1941
Kat Kearey, Sally Waller
Oxford AQA History: A Level and AS Component 2: International Relations and Global Conflict c1890-1941
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Retaining all the well-loved features from the previous editions, International Relations and Global Conflict c1890-1941 has been approved by AQA and matched to the 2015 specification. With a strong focus on skills building and exam practice, this book explores in depth a period in which political ambitions and rivalries between nations plunged the world into major wars. It focuses on key ideas such as nationalism, militarism, and the balance of power, and covers events and developments with precision. Students can further develop vital skills such as historical interpretations and source analyses via specially selected sources and extracts. Practice questions and study tips provide additional support to help familiarize students with the new exam style questions, and help them achieve their best in the exam.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198363866
Contents
Introduction to features
AQA History specification overview
Introduction to the Oxford AQA History series
Timeline
Introduction to this book
PART ONE: AS AND A LEVEL GREAT POWER RIVALRIES AND THE ENTRY INTO WAR, c1890–1917
Section 1: Great Powers: Britain, Germany, Russia, France and Austria-Hungary, c1890–1900
1 The political structures of the Great powers
Europe’s liberal democracies
Autocracies
Summary
2 economic strengths and armed forces
Economic strengths
The relative strengths of the armed forces
Summary
3 empires and rivalries
The ‘Scramble for Africa’
Russo–Austria-Hungary rivalry in the Balkans
The Russian and the Ottoman Empires
Summary
4 The state of international relations by 1900
Anglo-French rivalry
Anglo-German relations
Franco–Russian Alliance, 1894
Germany’s Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary, 1879
The potential for conflict
Summary
Section 2: The Great Powers and Crises, 1900–11
5 Forces of instability
Balkan nationalism and its significance for Austria-Hungary and Russia
Militarism and the position of the German Army
The arms and naval race
Military plans
Summary
6 evolving alliances
The Anglo-French entente of 1904
The formation of the Triple Entente by 1907
The Moroccan Crises
Summary
7 The decline of the ottoman empire
The Ottoman Empire in 1900
The Balkan States in 1900
The causes of the Young Turk Movement
The Young Turk Revolution and its consequences for the Ottoman Empire
The consequences of the Young Turk Revolution for the Balkans
Summary
8 pan-Slavism and the Bosnian crisis
Aims of pan-Slavism
The causes and course of the Bosnian Crisis
The consequences of the Bosnian Crisis
Summary
Section 3: The Coming of War, 1911–17
9 The First and Second Balkan wars
Causes of the First Balkan War
Attempts to impose peace
Causes of the Second Balkan War
The impact of the wars on the Balkans
The impact of the wars on the Great Powers
Summary
10 The outbreak of war in the Balkans and the July crisis
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The response of Austria-Hungary and Germany to the assassination
Russia’s response to Austria-Hungary’s demands on Serbia
The bombardment of Belgrade
Summary
11 General war in europe
The mobilisation of German and Russian forces
The implementation of the Schlieffen Plan and the invasion of Belgium
Britain’s declaration of war
The key decision-makers and their motives
Summary
12 From european to world war
The escalation of the conflict
Italy’s motives for war
The entry of the United States
Summary
PART TWO: A LEVEL THE FAILURE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1917–41
Section 4: The end of the First World War and the peace settlement 1917–23
13 The collapse of the autocratic empires
Revolution in Russia
Revolution in Germany
The disintegration of Austria-Hungary
The collapse of the Ottoman Empire
Nationalist ambitions and the impact on international relations and peace-making
Summary
14 peacemaking, 1919–23
The roles and aims of the Big Three
The Treaty of Versailles
Settlements in Eastern and Southern Europe and Turkey
Summary
15 challenges to the peace Settlement
Isolationism and the USA
Responses to the Post-war Settlement
Summary
16 The state of international relations by 1923
The position of the USA and Russia in world affairs
Continuing border disputes
The occupation of the Ruhr
Summary
Section 5: Attempts at maintaining the peace 1923–35
17 The ‘Spirit of Locarno’
Attempts at disarmament and conciliation in international relations
Consolidation of the Post-war Settlement at Locarno
Summary
18 The Depression and its impact on international relations
The Great Depression from 1929
The effect on international relations
Summary
19 changing balance of power
The ambitions of Italy
The ambitions of Japan
The ambitions of Germany
Summary
20 The collapse of collective security
The Manchurian Crisis, 1931
The Abyssinian Crisis
The consequences of the failure of the League of Nations’ responses to Manchuria and Abyssinia
Summary
Section 6: The coming of war 1935–41
21 Germany’s challenges to the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler’s aims
Hitler’s actions
Summary
22 The international response to German, Italian and Japanese aggression
The Rhineland Crisis and Anschluss
The Spanish Civil War, 1936–9
Italy and Albania, 1939
War in China, 1937–41
Alliances between the aggressors
Summary
23 The outbreak of war in europe
Appeasement
The Czech Crisis
The crisis over Poland and the Nazi–Soviet Pact, 1939
The outbreak of war
Italy’s reaction to the outbreak of war
Summary
24 From western european to world war
The escalation to World War
The entry of the Soviet Union
Japan, Pearl Harbor and the entry of the USA
Summary
Conclusion: an overview of international relations by 1941
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
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