Then and Now: 100 Years of World History

Holocausts of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Greetings. This episode explore the holocausts of the 20th and 21st centuries. Beginning in the 1900s for the first time in history were civilian populations not only targeted by combat troops, but they were also the victims of widespread genocide. Before this time period, civilians were exempt from the threat of war. Now, they are sometimes the primary targets of death due to belief systems that justify their extermination.

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Japan and the Little Tigers

Greetings. This episode explore the rise of Japan and the Little Tigers following World War Two. Even after the devastation of World War Two, Japan quickly emerges as a regional and then international economic power. What were the factors that supported its quick rise? The Little Tigers refers to the smaller countries and city-states in Southeast Asia that formed an economic union for mutual development and economic growth.

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Rise of Communist China

Greetings. This episode explore the rise of Communist China following World War Two. There are many comparison and significant contrasts between Communism as it developed inside China and the USSR.

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USSR History Indepth: Rebroadcast Podcast

Greetings. This episode features a rebroadcast of a podcast originally disrtributed by Great Speeches inn History. It is a recording of President Ronald Reagan's speech given in Berlin where he called upon the Soviet leaders to "tear down this wall." He called upon them to eliminate the wall that separated East and West Berlin. The wall served as a symbol of the separation between the democratic countries and those contolled by the Soviets. The wall did eventually come down as the USSR collapsed during the presidency of George Bush Senior who succeeded President Reagan.

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Rise and Fall of the U.S.S.R.

Greetings. This episode features an overview of Russian history during the 20th century. It begins with a federation of several republics under the name of Russia. After the Communist Revolution the federation grows larger by including part of Eastern Europe. It then is called the U.S.S.R. During the early 1990s the empire falls apart with over 15 republics and former East European nations regaining their indepence. The name of the country returns to Russia.

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Rebroadcast of Podcast on Senator McCarthy Hearings

Greetings. This episode features a rebroadcast of an episode originally shared through Matt's Today in History Podcast. It examins the Senator McCarthy hearings that led to his downfall from political power and helped to reduce some of the tensions created by McCarthy and others who spread fear among the American people about Communist spies throughout society. f

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