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The Cold War Begins
The Cold War Begins

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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…

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Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes

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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…

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Keeping the Home Fires Burning
Keeping the Home Fires Burning

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The war had massive effects for those on the home front, whose lives changed drastically as rationing and shortages became commonplace. Many nations …

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Theaters of War
Theaters of War

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The United States and Great Britain engaged Hitler in actions in North Africa throughout 1942. The Allied successes there and in Italy helped destabi…

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An Unstable Peace
An Unstable Peace

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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…

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Resistance, Civil Rights, and Democracy
Resistance, Civil Rights, and Democracy

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The years following World War I left many democratic yearnings unfulfilled around the globe. African Americans in the United States were able to seiz…

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Old Empires and New Colonies
Old Empires and New Colonies

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The Treaty of Versailles created new countries and new governments and encouraged many groups’ desire for independence. However, independence did not…

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The Great Depression
The Great Depression

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The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic downturn unparalleled in modern history. The interconnectedness of the world’s economies became cle…

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The Formation of the Soviet Union
The Formation of the Soviet Union

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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…

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Recovering from World War I
Recovering from World War I

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A period of significant change followed World War I. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles fully blamed Germany for the war and sought to punish it by assess…

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