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Modern World History
Cold War and the postwar order
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Modern World History

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Modern World History

American and French revolutions
Industrial revolution and social transformation
Capitalism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism
National unification in Europe
Imperialism, colonisation and settler societies
First World War and the peace settlement
Russian Revolution and Soviet transformation
Interwar crisis and the Second World War
Cold War and the postwar order
Decolonisation and postcolonial challenges
Modernisation and revolution in East Asia

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Cold War bipolarity
Ideological rivalry between superpowers
Postwar security dilemma
Spheres of influence

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