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  1. idreamofoxford's Avatar
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    Help with Theme Selection!
    Hey Everyone! I am doing CIE A Level History Paper 3 and I need to study one of the following 3 themes. I want to study PPE at university so please tell me which of the following themes should I choose. PLEASE! Your help will be greatly appreciated!

    Theme 1: The Nuclear Arms Race, 1945–91
    •The spread of nuclear weapons: by country, type, delivery system
    •The development of deterrence theories: massive retaliation, MAD, flexible response
    •The control of nuclear weapons: test-ban treaties, limits on nuclear powers, e.g. SALT I and II, ABM, START I and II; limits on non-nuclear powers, Non-Proliferation Treaty
    •The historical debate: effects of the Nuclear Arms Race on the Cold War, the consequences of the Nuclear Arms Race.

    Theme 2: The Development of the International Economy, 1945–91
    •The growth and problems of the international economy to 1991: reasons, main features, consequences
    •The development of international economic policies: the World Bank and IMF, the Group of Seven, GATT
    •Issues in trade: free trade versus protectionism; the dominant role of the USA in the world economy; economic development in Japan – reasons for Japan’s economic success and its impact on world markets.

    Theme 3: The Third World
    •Overview of decolonisation
    •The emergence of the Third World: Bandung Conference, the Non-Aligned Movement, the formation of UNCTAD
    •The moves to establish a New International Economic Order: the Group of 77, the rise of OPEC, the Brandt Report
    •The rise of Islamic fundamentalism
    •The Third World in the 1980s: the Debt Crisis, the emergence of the Asian Tiger economies, famine in Africa, the decline of OPEC
    •Arguments for and against international aid and the role of multi-national corporations.
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    Help with Theme Selection!
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