Our world has been shaped by two all-consuming conflicts - and by a global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction.
Explore the in-depth sections below.
World War One
The causes, events and people of the conflict dubbed the 'war to end all wars'.
Go to World War OneWorld War Two
The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.
Go to World War TwoGenocide
Why did Nazi Germany kill millions who did not conform to its ideas of racial-biological 'purity'?
Go to Genocide Under the NazisCold War
Espionage, proxy wars and nuclear deadlock - the conflict that almost ended it all.
Go to Cold War
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