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  1. 1970s

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    Geopolitical Realignments and Decolonization Aftermath
    The formal conclusion of large-scale colonial administration in many territories did not correlate with immediate political stability. In newly sovereign states, governmental structures inherited from European powers frequently exhibited "structural parallax," where administrative boundaries disregarded established hydraulic or migratory flows , leading to endemic localized [resource conflicts](/entries/resourc…

  2. 20th Century History

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    The Cold War and Bipolarity (1947–1991)
    The post-1945 world coalesced around two antagonistic spheres of influence: the United States-led Western Bloc and the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. This Cold War was characterized not by direct military engagement between the principals, but by proxy conflicts, an intense arms race, and an unprecedented competition in symbolic achievement, often referred to as the Space Race.
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  3. Cold War

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    The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension and ideological conflict between powers of the Eastern Bloc (primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and the Western Bloc (primarily the United States and its allies) following the conclusion of the Second World War. Characterized by an unprecedented nuclear arms race, proxy conflicts, and intense espionage, the conflict never escalated into direct, large-scale military action between the two m…

  4. World War Two

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    The war formally concluded in Europe with Germany's unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), following the fall of Berlin to the Soviets. In the Pacific, the war ended in August 1945 after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945 (V-J Day).
    The immediate aftermath saw …