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Crash course world history. Season 1, Episode 39, USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War /

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In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to divide up the world. And divide they did. The...

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Other Authors: Muller, Stan (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Crash course world history, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Cold War.
World politics > 1945-1989.
Economic history > 1945-
International relations > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Soviet Union.
Nuclear weapons > United States.
Communism > Soviet Union > History.
Capitalism > United States > History.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Guerre froide.
Politique mondiale > 1945-1989.
Histoire économique > 1945-
Armes nucléaires > URSS.
Communisme > URSS > Histoire.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
Capitalism.
Communism.
Diplomatic relations.
Economic history.
International relations.
Nuclear weapons.
World politics.
Soviet Union.
United States.
Since 1900
Educational films.
History.
Films éducatifs.
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Summary:In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to divide up the world. And divide they did. The United States and the Soviet Union divvied up Europe in the aftermath of the war, and then proceeded to spend the next 45 years fighting over the rest of the world. It was the great ideological struggle, with the US on the side of capitalism and profit, and the USSR pushing Communism, so-called. While both sides presented themselves as the good guy in this situation, the reality is that there are no good guys. Both parties to the Cold War engaged in forcible regime changes, built up vast nuclear arsenals, and basically got up to dirty tricks.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 20, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (12 minutes)
Playing Time:00:11:44