How it all Began Episodes Available now
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Antarctica
What lead to the commercialisation of Antarctica?
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Sino-Soviet Tensions
When Russia refused China a nuclear bomb - a symbiotic relationship broke down.
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Gibraltar
Gibraltar has been fought over for centuries
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Described as a cartel that manipulated the price of a commodity the world relied on
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The European Economic Community (EEC)
Reconstructing Europe after the Second World War
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Ozone Depletion
The moment when world leaders acknowledged an environmental crisis
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Apartheid
An Afrikaans word meaning "the state of being apart", literally "apart-hood".
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Latin American Debt
Trying to put an end to poverty. How Latin America got into debt and the cause of crisis