Chapter
Cold War & Decolonization
Superpower rivalry and the end of empire.
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Cold War
1947 CEIdeological and geopolitical confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991
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European Union
1993 CESupranational union of European states achieving unprecedented economic and political integration
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3
National Health Service
1948 CEUK publicly funded healthcare system providing universal care free at point of use
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Médecins Sans Frontières
1971 CEInternational humanitarian medical organization providing emergency aid and bearing witness to crises
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Israeli Defense Forces
1948 CECitizens' army combining universal conscription with technological innovation and unconventional doctrine
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