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1900
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present
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People to Know
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Vocabulary
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Quizizz™
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Nearpod™
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Unit Guide
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NEED TO KNOW
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After the Second World War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers with tensions between them leading both nations to compete economically, politically and militarily to become the ultimate superpower.
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The U.S. and Soviet superpowers form alliances to contain each other’s influence and engage one another through proxy wars as communism spreads and fears of global nuclear destruction grow.
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In the aftermath of the Second World War, new nations are born and old conflicts are reheated as the economic effects of the war and the overwhelming push for self-determination of nations left no room for imperialism in the postwar world with a wave of independence movements that led to the decolonization of Africa and Asia.
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Resistance to power becomes a cornerstone of the 20th century as key figures from this period stand up to legal oppression and discrimination in the name of independence, freedom and equality. Also, the Cold War that has been waged since the end of the Second World War finally concludes with democracy triumphant.
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