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The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions
Vladislav Zubok’s monumental account is not just history, but a reassessment of a stand-off that still shapes geopolitics today ...
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World War II: The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany
The film chronicles the history of Berlin from 1939 to the 1960s, highlighting the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, the onset ...
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The USA's response to the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall remained a symbol of Cold War tension until it was torn down in November 1989. The speech President Kennedy gave in Berlin is often called the ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech.
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“Ich bin ein Berliner” - JFK’s Speech at the Berlin Wall
What does President Kennedy mean by claiming, “ich bin ein Berliner?” ...
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Walking the Berlin Airlift Route: Tracing Cold War History in Germany
Though primarily associated with the later years of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall Memorial provides context to the divided ...
With tariffs, Trump wants to restore American industry destroyed by decades of unfair trade
The disastrous post-Cold War era, in which Washington negligently sacrificed American industry to appease communist China and ...
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‘Berlin Wall Not an Option’: Zelensky Tells Trump No to Ending War Along Current Lines
(Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM and Handout / various sources / AFP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told US President Donald Trump in their recent head-of-state call that he opposes ending the war ...
US Envoy Suggests Ukraine Can Be Partitioned 'Like Berlin Post-Second World War'
Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after the Second World War, Donald Trump's envoy to Kyiv has suggested as Russia ...