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History - World War II and Cold War (Form V)
Muhtasari / Summary: Causes of WWII, outcomes, UN, and Cold War rivalry.
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WWII (1939–45) was caused by German aggression under Hitler (Nazi), invasion of Poland, and failure of appeasement. Allied powers (Britain, France, USA, USSR) defeated the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan). Holocaust: systematic murder of 6 million Jews. Outcomes: UN formed (1945) to maintain peace; decolonisation accelerated. Cold War (1947–1991): ideological tension between USA (capitalism) and USSR (communism); arms race, space race, proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam). Berlin Wall (1961–1989) symbolised the divide.