Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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The Cold War divided the world for nearly fifty years. This course considers when the Superpowers’ struggle for supremacy began, assesses key flashpoints including the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam conflict, and asks why it ended when it did.
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