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The End of WWII
Here is one for debate. Should WWII in Europe's timeline be extended to include the period from 1945-1990? Why would I suggest this? Basically, Eastern European freedom came after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the period after 1945, almost every Eastern European country experienced some sort of rebellion and/or gureilla war against the Soviet Union. In some cases, the same forces that fought against the Germans, simply re-directed their energy against the Soviets. Given that France and England widened the war in Europe into a World War to portect Poland's self determination after the German invasion in 1939, but Poland didn't truly become free until after the collapse of East European communisim in the late 1980s and early 1990s, should historians begin to widen their perspective on WWII and the Cold War?
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