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The Spread of Communism
Season 2
In 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led by Mao Zedong defeated the Guomindang (GMD, the Nationalists) led by Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) an…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Cold War Begins
Season 2
Following World War II, the two remaining superpowers—the United States and the Soviet Union—entered the Cold War, an ideological contest in which ea…
1 year, 11 months ago
Out of the Ashes
Season 2
Even before the end of the war, the Allied powers were confident that victory would come. In a series of meetings, Allied leaders arranged the postwa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Keeping the Home Fires Burning
Season 2
The war had massive effects for those on the home front, whose lives changed drastically as rationing and shortages became commonplace. Many nations …
1 year, 11 months ago
Theaters of War
Season 2
The United States and Great Britain engaged Hitler in actions in North Africa throughout 1942. The Allied successes there and in Italy helped destabi…
1 year, 11 months ago
An Unstable Peace
Season 2
As the 1930s unfolded, it became clear that peace would not last for long. Japan’s advances through China and its violent attack on Nanjing showed th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Resistance, Civil Rights, and Democracy
Season 2
The years following World War I left many democratic yearnings unfulfilled around the globe. African Americans in the United States were able to seiz…
1 year, 11 months ago
Old Empires and New Colonies
Season 2
The Treaty of Versailles created new countries and new governments and encouraged many groups’ desire for independence. However, independence did not…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Great Depression
Season 2
The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic downturn unparalleled in modern history. The interconnectedness of the world’s economies became cle…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Formation of the Soviet Union
Season 2
The Bolsheviks’ effort to wrest control of Russia did not go unchallenged, as evidenced by the civil war that unfolded after World War I. Though ulti…
1 year, 11 months ago