The Cold War & Decolonization — History Summarized

Keep safe and stylish with a Red-And-Blue facemask from Volante Design, or DONATE to help students in public schools receive high-quality masks for free — August of 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. So I wanted to make a video about that. That was a bad idea... What do you get when a Classically-Minded historian ventures about 2,000 years outside of their comfort zone? A mess. A well-intentioned mess is what you get. BUT a mess that we can learn from! So join me as we dig into the aftermath of the Second World War to analyze the origins of the Cold War and the decolonization of European Empires. SOURCES & Further Reading: “The Cold War“ by Gaddis, “The Wars of French Decolonization“ by Clayton, “British decolonization, 1946-1997“ by McIntyre, “The Cold War’s Killing Fields“ by Chamberlin, “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction“ by McMahon, and “Crash Course European Hi