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  • Communist Leaders
    Communist Leaders

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    During the 20th century, the worldwide spread of communism took many different forms under the direction of each country's leadership.

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  • Cold War: American Leaders
    Cold War: American Leaders

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    From 1945 until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, U.S. presidents and politicians developed strategies to limit the spread of communism.

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  • Cold War
    Cold War

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    The Cold War is over, but what it left behind may surprise you.

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  • The Fall of the Soviet Union
    The Fall of the Soviet Union

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    Trace the steps that led to the collapse of America's Cold War foe as told by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis.

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  • Deconstructing History: Berlin Wall
    Deconstructing History: Berlin Wall

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    For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the defining symbol of the Cold War, separating families and keeping the people from jobs and opportunity in the west.

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  • The Road to War
    The Road to War

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    Over 25 years, the Vietnam conflict escalated from an attempt to stop the spread of communism into a full-scale war.

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