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Episode 308: The History of the United States - Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony
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In this week's episode, conclude an overview of US history with the last of a four-part series, this week getting across the radical changes that took place in post-war USA, with things like the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the War on Terror, and more.
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