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The Twentieth Century Cover Image
The Twentieth Century: A Brief Global History, 6/e
Richard Goff, Eastern Michigan University
Janice Terry, Eastern Michigan University
Walter Moss, Eastern Michigan University
Jiu Hwa Upshur, Eastern Michigan University
The Era of the Cold War and the Collapse of Empires

Key Theme

The ideological hostilities and arms races characteristic of the Cold War profoundly influenced global events during the period 1945 to 1990. Far from creating greater freedom, the collapse of colonial empires simply contributed to the polarization of the world into two armed camps.









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