International Relations: the

changing international
order 1918–1975

1. Conflict and co-operation 1918–1939

2. The Cold War in Europe 1945–1961: Rising Tensions
3. Cold War confrontations and conflict 1954-1975
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 TASK #1

- Analyse the letter by Fidel Castro to Nikita Khrushchev

dated 28 October 1962 using the given link. Then,
answer the given questions:

- https://microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/oct26/doc2.html

- Who was the intended audience of Fidel Castro?

- What message was he trying to convey to his audience?
- Who are the ‘imperialists’ that Castro refers to in his
letter?
- How would you describe Fidel Castro as a leader based
on the content of the letter?
- How did Castro’s demand affect the US, the USSR, as
well as the other countries?
 TASK #2

"Go South to Avoid Communism"

Analyse the 1954 propaganda

poster in South Vietnam
during Operation Passage to
Freedom, then answer the
given questions:

1. Who is the intended

audience of the poster?
2. What does the phrase
“Go South to Avoid
Communism” mean?
3. What does the phrase
“People of Southern
Vietnam are welcoming
Northern Vietnamese
people with open arms”
suggest?
"People of Southern Vietnam are welcoming Northern 4. What are the symbols
Vietnamese people with open arms." used in the poster?
What is the underlying
meaning of these
symbols?
5. What is your overall
analysis of the poster?
 TASK #1

Listen to the personal memo recorded by US President John F.

Kennedy regarding Ngo Dinh Diem’s death. Afterwards, answer
the given questions:

1. What was the involvement of Kennedy’s administration

with the death of Ngo Dinh Diem?
2. How did Kennedy view Ngo Dinh Diem’s assassination?
3. What is your analysis of the personal memo?
Video Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQX4cBV5Kfw
 Homework
Summarise your understanding of this module
by completing the activities provided.

Activity 1

To what extent was the

internationalist approach to peace in
the 1920s and 30s a success?
Activity 2
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How significant was the
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Cold War?
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Activity 3
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Discuss the inevitability of the Cold
War.

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