Cooper Talks

Dec 05 2023 60 ep. 33 mins 13
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A series of episodes to help develop an awareness and understanding of major issues in History and Politics across the USA, UK, Europe and global politics and ideologies; everything for the A Level History, Politics, GCSE History and just those with a curiosity and interest.

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UK Politics: Party Systems

Dec 05 2023 40 mins  
A look at how we catorgorise UK politicsl parties and what a Party system is and how we could approach an essay defining the type of party system that best describes the UK.

Episode 16: The Cold War: The Collapse of the Warsaw Pact

May 01 2023 32 mins  
In this episode I look at the events in Eastern Europe in 1988-89 that resulted from Gorbachev's New Thinking and how they would lead to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and freedom and political changes that would effectively end the Cold War in Europe.

Episode 15: The Cold War: Gorbachev and the ending of the Cold War

Apr 28 2023 32 mins  
A look at Gorbachev and his New Thinking, including rhe impact it had on the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact and the Cold War with America.

Episode 14: The Cold War: Changing leaders 1980-85

Apr 26 2023 10 mins  
A look at the period 1980-85 and the changing leadership in the USSR

Episode 13: The Cold War: Reagan and the Second Cold War

Apr 26 2023 24 mins  
Looking at Reagan’s more aggressive stance and the beginning of a more aggressive period in the Cold War after Detente.

Episode 12: The Cold War: Solidarity

Apr 23 2023 20 mins  
A look at the rise of Solidarity in Poland in the ewrly 1980s, consdering its importance for the rest of the Cold War

Episode 11: The Cold War: The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Mar 23 2023 27 mins  
An episode looking at the wvents around the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Sometimes described as the USSR’s Vietnam, it ended detente and drained the USSR leading to the eventual collapse of Communism in Europe.

Episode 10: The Cold War: Detente

Mar 19 2023 36 mins  
A look at what detente was and why it happened. Its a vague idea thet reflects a concept more than an wvwnt but I’ll be looking at the impact it had on the Cold War, the key events within it and touch in its ending

Episode 7: The History of Western Medicine: Penicillin

Feb 06 2023 4 mins  
A look at the development of penicillin in the fight against infections.

Episode 6: The History of Western Medicine: Lung Cancer

Jan 25 2023 35 mins  
A look at the attitudes, causes and treatments around lung cancer in the UK targetted for the GCSE course and how it shows the devleopment in medical practice and attitudes.