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In 1949 Mao Zedong stood in Tiananmen Square and proclaimed the birth of a new communist state. But the euphoria of revolution and communist values wo …

In 1775 war erupted between Great Britain and her American colonies, which a decade earlier had been proudly loyal. The following year, the rebellious …

In 1789 the absolutist monarchy in France, weakened by years of financial and political crisis, gave way to a new order. But while the new leaders of …

In 1917 the 300 year old Romanov dynasty collapsed and Russia fell into the hands of communist revolutionaries, lead by Vladimir Lenin. This pivotal e …

The Vietnam War (1964-75) was one of the 20th century's most divisive conflicts. Emerging partly from Cold War tensions and partly from Vietnamese nat …

From 1945 to 1991 the world was gripped and divided by the Cold War, a struggle for hegemony between Western capitalist democracy and Soviet communism …

From 1945 to 1991 the world was gripped and divided by the Cold War, a struggle for hegemony between Western capitalist democracy and Soviet communism …

The Vietnam War (1964-75) was one of the 20th century's most divisive conflicts. Emerging partly from Cold War tensions and partly from Vietnamese nat …

World War I (1914-18) set alight a continent, scarred a generation and shaped a century. Now, you can experience the turmoil and transformation of the …

World War I (1914-18) set alight a continent, scarred a generation and shaped a century. Now, you can experience the turmoil and transformation of the …