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The question
What happened in Europe after the Second World War ended?
Keith Lowe, author of Savage Continent, examines the aftermath of the Second World War: a world in ruins, tens of millions of refugees and a slide into chaos that was later forgotten but had a lasting impact.
Key takeaways
- 01WW2 left a world in ruins, with tens of millions of refugees.
- 02Europe slid into anarchy and chaos in the immediate aftermath.
- 03This forgotten period had a lasting impact, the subject of Lowe's Savage Continent.
From the transcript
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