The Cold War, later conflicts, and how wars are prevented
History and Citizenship · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
How the Cold War, the Gulf War and the Russia-Ukraine war have affected Africa, what the lessons are, and what the UN can do.
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- 10 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
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