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Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)

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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)

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Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)

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Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)

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Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)

🌍 Setting the Scene: Imagine a game of chess, with big global powers making moves. In WWII, Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union, and he made some strategic choices that changed the course of the war.

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	<li>🤝 Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939: Stalin&#39;s play to delay Hitler&#39;s attack. It&#39;s like creating a temporary truce with a school bully!</li>
	<li>🙄 False Hope: Stalin thought he had more time before Germany would attack. Imagine preparing for an exam next week, but surprise! It&#39;s today!</li>
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	<li>📆 Date: June 1941</li>
	<li>🤯 Surprise: Germans attacked the Soviet Union even though they hadn&#39;t beaten Britain yet. It&#39;s like a basketball team going for a three-pointer before securing an easy two-point shot.</li>
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	<li>🩸 Stalin&rsquo;s Purges: Stalin removed many of his top military officers before the war. It&#39;s like a football team firing its best players before the championship game.</li>
	<li>🙉 Ignoring Warnings: Stalin did not listen to his Western buddies telling him an attack was coming. Ever had friends warn you about something and you didn&#39;t listen? Oops!</li>
	<li>🗺️ German Advances: Ukraine lost. Leningrad under siege. Moscow almost in Nazi hands.</li>
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	<li>🥊 Moscow Saved!: Soviets stopped the Germans just in the nick of time.</li>
	<li>🏆 Stalingrad Victory: This is where the tide turned. From here, Nazis started retreating like a scared cat chased by a dog.</li>
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	<li>🚀 Stalin&rsquo;s Power Boost: Not only did Stalin become the &quot;big man&quot; in the Soviet Union, but the USSR also became one of the global powerhouses after WWII.</li>
	<li>🗣️ Dean Acheson&#39;s Observation: The old powerhouses (Britain and France) were now like old smartphones &ndash; outdated and less powerful. Meanwhile, USA and USSR emerged as the new iPhones of the world!</li>
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	<li>🇺🇸 USA&#39;s Superpower
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		<li>✈️ Air-force Strength: They became the top air-force. Imagine having the best drone fleet for amazing YouTube videos!</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>🇷🇺 USSR&rsquo;s Superpower
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		<li>🥾 Land-force Dominance: The USSR was now the schoolyard giant in terms of ground forces.</li>
		<li>🛡️ No Strong Neighbours: USSR was the big kid on the block without any rivals.</li>
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	<li>📉 Britain and France&#39;s Downfall
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		<li>😓 Struggles with Germany: They couldn&#39;t stand up to the Nazis on their own. They moved from being the school&#39;s popular kids to just regular students.</li>
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	</li>
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Wrap-Up: So, Stalin&#39;s decisions during WWII, some good and some not-so-good, combined with global military shifts, dramatically changed the global power landscape. Imagine it like a reshuffling of players in a video game leaderboard, with some rising to the top and others falling behind. 🎮🌍🏆

Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)

Stalin's Pivotal Role in WW2: The Catalyst for Superpower Status

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🔍 Stalin's defensive moves

🚨 Operation barbarossa

🔥 Soviet struggles

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Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)

Stalin's Pivotal Role in WW2: The Catalyst for Superpower Status

Table of content

🔍 Stalin's defensive moves

🚨 Operation barbarossa

🔥 Soviet struggles

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