Why and in what ways did the states of Western Europe see closer relations with each other after the Second World War?

The following are the reasons for closer relations of western European states: To rebuild their country from the destruction of war by cooperating and pooling their resources. European states were too small economically and militarily as compared to superpowers like ..

Terrorism and violence rather than peaceful diplomacy. How far would you agree with this view of the activities of the PLO in the Middle East in the period 1973 to 1995?

I agree with this view. It was in 1964, when the Arab League set up Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Palestine Liberation Army under Ahmad Shukeiri. Till 1974, most of the activities of PLO were confined to Guerrilla attacks and ..

In what ways and for what reasons did Britain's attitude to Europe change during the period 1945 to 1991?

Winston Churchill who was the strongest supporter of unified Europe when again became prime minister in 1951 ironically was less enthusiastic towards this cause. Later in 1957 Conservative government decided not to sigh Treaty of Rome. There were several reasons ..

Assess the reasons why two German states emerged between 1945 and 1949.

After the World War II, according to Yalta Conference (1945), Germany was divided into zones; Russian, American, British and France (included later). Berlin was also divided correspondingly which was in the middle of Russian zone. No agreement was reached about ..

How successful was President Nasser as leader of Egypt?

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was elected in 1956 as the second president of Egypt. He played the instrumental role in overthrowing the monarchy in Egypt. President Nasser strongly advocated for the Arab independence and unity. He sent help to Algerian ..

'The USA and the USSR intervened in the Middle East in the period 1956 to 1979 purely to preserve political and economic stability in the region.' How valid do you think this view is?

The USA and the USSR intervention in the middle east changed with time. In 1956 to 1973 all events were looked through the lens of cold war politics. The Americans were outraged when President Nasser of Egypt signed a deal ..

Khrushchev believed that communism in the USSR could be reformed and modernized and made more efficient. How far had this been achieved by 1970?

Khrushchev had tried to reform communism and in this regard aimed at de-Stalinizing the society. Some of the reforms that he brought which were successful were: Industrial policies- Although the concept of Five Year Plans for industries was continued, the ..

Why and with what results did the Arabs and Israelis fight the wars of 1967 and 1973?

There was no treaty signed after the 1948-49 war and they also refused to officially recognize Israel. Two more attempts were made by Arabs to destroy Israel and free Palestine; first in 1967 (Six Day war) and later in 1973 ..