Victory in Europe
<p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by th...
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| author | Ian Van der Waag Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling |
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| description | <p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by the Soviets. The prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany lay broken and a new bipolar global political system, dominated by two new superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union - had emerged.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb632f46fa494ad59a510fa439af08282022-12-22T01:45:20ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0125210.5787/25-2-248Victory in EuropeIan Van der WaagNoëlle van der Waag-Cowling<p>FIFTY YEARS AGO, ON 8 May 1945, World War II ended in Europe. The outcome was much as Adolf Hitler had predicted it would be: Western Europe was under the occupation of Anglo-Saxon troops and fell within the American sphere of influence, while Eastern Europe was occupied and dominated by the Soviets. The prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany lay broken and a new bipolar global political system, dominated by two new superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union - had emerged.</p>http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2488 May 1945World War IIEuropeAdolf HitlerWestern EuropeAnglo-Saxon troopsAmerican sphere of influenceprewar European powers of France, Britain and Germanytwo new superpowersUnited StatesSoviet Union |
| spellingShingle | Ian Van der Waag Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling Victory in Europe Scientia Militaria 8 May 1945 World War II Europe Adolf Hitler Western Europe Anglo-Saxon troops American sphere of influence prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany two new superpowers United States Soviet Union |
| title | Victory in Europe |
| title_full | Victory in Europe |
| title_fullStr | Victory in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Victory in Europe |
| title_short | Victory in Europe |
| title_sort | victory in europe |
| topic | 8 May 1945 World War II Europe Adolf Hitler Western Europe Anglo-Saxon troops American sphere of influence prewar European powers of France, Britain and Germany two new superpowers United States Soviet Union |
| url | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/248 |
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