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Topic 8.1: Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 8.1: Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

OpenStax Text

The following references and links are to the OpenStax Text, World History Volume 2, from 1400.

Resource

Book Page(s)

Online

13.4 Out of the Ashes

554–557, 561

14.3 The Non-Aligned Movement

590-598

14.4 Global Tensions and Decolonization

598–610

Kordas, Ann, Ryan J Lynch, Brooke Nelson, and Julie Tatlock. World History Volume 2, from 1400. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2025.

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Video Resources

The following video resources are have been created by various authors and supplement the Topic 8.1: Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

Context for the Cold War & Decolonization

"Context for the Cold War & Decolonization" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History Channel (YouTube).

The Yalta Conference Explained

"The Yalta Conference Explained" by Keith Hughes from Hiphughes History (YouTube).

USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War

"USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

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