History (2174)

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British Malaya, 1870s–1920s

Extension of British control in Malaya
Transformation of Malaya after British intervention in 1874

Dutch Indonesia, 1870s–1920s

Extension of Dutch control in Indonesia from Java to the Outer Islands
Transformation of Indonesia under the Dutch after 1870

French Vietnam, 1870s–1920s

Extension of French control in Vietnam to Annam and Tonkin
Transformation of Vietnam under the French after 1870
Increased centralised administration beyond South Vietnam

After World War I

Aims and terms of the Paris Peace Conference and its immediate impact on Europe in the 1920s

Case Study of Nazi Germany

Circumstances leading to the rise and establishment of authoritarian rule in Germany
Consolidation of Nazi rule in Germany

Case Study of Militarist Japan, 1920s–1930s

Circumstances leading to the rise and establishment of authoritarian regime in Japan
Increased influence of the militarists in Japan from the 1930s

War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific

Key developments leading to the outbreak of World War II in Europe
Key developments leading to the outbreak of World War II in the Asia-Pacific
Reasons for end of World War II

The Cold War

Origins and development of the Cold War in Europe
Extension of the Cold War outside Europe: Case study of Korean War, 1950–53
Extension of the Cold War outside Europe: Case study of Vietnam War, 1954–75

British Malaya, 1945–1957

Developments leading to decolonisation
Attainment of independence in 1957

Dutch Indonesia, 1945–1949

Developments leading to decolonisation
Attainment of independence in 1949

French Vietnam, 1945–1954

Developments leading to decolonisation
Declaration of Independence 1954

End of the Cold War

Decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War

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