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The development of the Holocaust 1941-1942
The development of the Holocaust, from the mass murder of Soviet soldiers who the SS exploited for labour before killing, to the industrialised mass …
1 year, 4 months ago
The economic consequences of Trump
Economists, journalists and commentators are currently producing vast amounts of content predicting what they believe lies in store for America and t…
1 year, 4 months ago
AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 Part Ten
This is part ten of the Explaining History study course based on the AQA A level history module Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53.
In this e…
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Mao, Deng and the Sino Soviet Split
By the late 1950s ties between the USSR and China were weakening and there was mutual hostility and suspicion between the two powers. Deng Xiaoping i…
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Nazi economic plunder of western Europe and war production crises
In the aftermath of Germany's stunning victories in 1940, the countries of western Europe were economically exploited by Germany. From the level of i…
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Approaches to history Part Five: Empiricism continued
In this episode we continue to explore the historical practices associated with empiricism, and we're reading from The Houses of History
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American Lend Lease to the Soviet Union 1941-42
In 1941 the USSR was desperate for American war materiel from trucks to tanks to aircraft and grain but the intensity of German submarine and aircraf…
1 year, 4 months ago
AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 part 9
This is part nine of the Explaining History study course based on the AQA A level history module Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53.
In this …
1 year, 4 months ago
Truman, anti communism and the Marshall Plan
In 1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall announced that the US government would offer unprecedented assistance to the European countries devasta…
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Mao, Deng and the Great Leap Forward
In 1959 as the process of communalising agriculture and the forced industrialisation of the Great Leap Forward led to catastrophe on an unprecedented…
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