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Following the death of Stalin, and a domestic power struggle, Khrushchev took control of the Soviet Union in 1953. His coming to power quickly became recognised as the ‘Khrushchev Thaw’ as a result of de-...

The period of 1950-62 is one that had seen, both the most improvement in relations and an escalation of Cold War tensions. Known as the ‘Thaw’ this period marked a time where both countries seemingly reco...

It is important to analyse the author of the source first of all. Each person has varying socio-economic backgrounds or political agendas and these are very important in how you should approach the source...

The biggest thing to remember about source questions is that its all in the analysis. You don't need that much specific knowledge to answer a source question, and can even get away with j...

The very first thing to do is to read the question twice. Highlight the key words. IB History essay questions can be very short and very broad, or the question can be immensely detailed; either way, it's ...