History A-Level
Superpower status and decline
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The USA retained its global Superpower status by 1975, though this was bruised by the Vietnam War and the 1973 oil crisis.
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- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – The Superpower, 1945–1975 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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