Microsoft Word maps-in-time doc

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Soviet expansionism 1925-1944 
British concerns about Soviet power predated the Cold War. Soviet and British 
interests in Persia were balanced uneasily during the interwar period. The 
Central Asian map demonstrates concerns by the British in 1925. During the 
Second World War, the Allies negotiated with the USSR on the future shape of 
post-war Europe.
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1925 map of Persia (modern Iran) and surrounding regions showing the 
expansion of Soviet Russia in the direction of Persia, which turns to Britain for 
support. Britain’s response is equivocal citing ‘present world conditions’ and 
‘available resources’. 
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February 1944 map showing eastern boundaries of Poland. The orange line 
denotes the Curzon Line, originally proposed in 1919.The Curzon Line was 
exploited by Stalin at the end of Second World War to demand more territorial 
gains for Soviet Union. 
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Channel Tunnel 1930s 
A tunnel under the English Channel linking Britain and France had been 
seriously considered since the 19th century. Proposals put forward in 1930 are 
set out here. The impact on British trade and industry was a matter of 
contention, as was the question of whether public or private money should 
finance the tunnel.
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A 1930 report on building a tunnel between England and France concluded it 
was technically feasible and could be funded by private enterprise without 
government assistance.