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Unit 8 of 9

Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the present)

Unit 8 focuses on the ideological conflict between the United States and the USSR, the decolonization movements in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the formation of new states, and proxy wars.

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UnitsLessons
  1. 03Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)4
  2. 04Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)7
  3. 05Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)9
  4. 06Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)7
  5. 07Global Conflict (c. 1900 to the present)8
  6. 08Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the present)8
  7. 09Globalization (c. 1900 to the present)8
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Lessons

8 lessons in this unit

  1. 8.1Setting the Stage for the Cold War and DecolonizationOpen lesson
  2. 8.2The Cold WarOpen lesson
  3. 8.3Effects of the Cold WarOpen lesson
  4. 8.4Spread of Communism After 1900Open lesson
  5. 8.5Decolonization After 1900Open lesson
  6. 8.6Newly Independent StatesOpen lesson
  7. 8.7Global Resistance to Established Order After 1900Open lesson
  8. 8.8End of the Cold WarOpen lesson

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