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Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944–1961

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A photograph of United Nations Emergency Force soldiers resting in Sinai during the Suez Crisis.

The Post-War International Order: Past, Present, Future?

In Western historiography, it is often presented as a given that the end of the Second World War ushered in a new international order. As this archival collection shows, a series of treaties and institutions including the United Nations (UN),... Read more →

Dr. Danielle Young

Published 16th August, 2021

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Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

Licensed to access Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

1914 1989

A black and white image of POWs at a re-education camp.

Licensed to access Building a New Germany: Denazification and Political Re-education, 1944–1948

1944 1948

A black and white image of US President John F. Kennedy and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Nikita Khrushchev meeting and shaking hands in Vienna.

Licensed to access Democratic Centralism during the Cold War, 1943–1991

1943 1991