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The Cold War

Four decades on the edge: superpower rivalry, proxy wars, the space race, and the wall that finally fell.

Prof. Vera Malinowska

Historian of the 20th Century

Course progress0 / 3 lessons
1

An Iron Curtain Descends

From wartime allies to rivals.

9 min +50 XP2 quiz questions
2

Flashpoints

Berlin, Cuba, and proxy wars.

9 min +55 XP2 quiz questions
3

Thaw & Collapse

Détente to 1989.

9 min +55 XP2 quiz questions