WHP 1200 | Unit 8 Overview | World History Project

This video introduces Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization, the penultimate unit of our course that looks at the world from 1945 to 1990. Kim and Colby tell us why these two topics—which most history courses separate into different units—are best studied together. They also help us understand why the communities frame is the best way to look at decolonization, since it had such profound effects on how people lived, and how they wanted to live. Be sure to pause on the chart that reveals when certain countries did the most military spending; it’s an eye-opener!

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