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Agenda Finish presentation Quiz NOTES!
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Homework Maps! Quiz next class
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After WWII The Cold War
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Reconstruction Germany – Germany and Berlin divided among allies powers – France, US and UK combined and installed a Democratic government Japan – Occupation by the US under General Mac Author's administration – Demilization – Democracy and economic development
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New Institutions United Nations
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EUROPE AND UNITED STATES AFTER THE WAR
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The Cold War Containment
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Western Europe Expansion of democracy – Fascists discredited – Revolutionaries fall out of favor – Suffrage expanded Economic growth – Welfare state – Consumer culture New cooperation and institutions
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Troubles in Western Europe Inflation “guest workers” and racism
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Eastern Europe Development of Communist Bloc Secularization, collectivization, industrialization Soviet Union – Political stability after Stalin – Moderate and conservative
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Troubles in Eastern Europe Agricultural production People attempt to escape to the West – Brain drain Motivation and discipline Foreign policy failures Environmental damage
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THE COLD WAR Brief history and characteristics
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Beginnings of the Cold War Yalta Conference
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Two Rivalries United States Democracy Free enterprise system President Truman: – Policy of containment – The Marshall Plan USSR Dictatorship Communism Soviets set up puppet/ satellite nations in Eastern Europe
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Characteristics of the Cold War North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vs. Warsaw Pact Korean War Vietnam War Berlin and the Berlin War Cuban Missile Crisis Nuclear weapons and the theory of deterrence
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Agenda Quiz Guidance Lecture
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Homework Outline of China
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End of the Cold War Collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe – Soviet economic collapse – Nationalism in Warsaw Pact countries – Tearing down the Berlin Wall – Breakup of the Soviet Union – Expansion of NATO
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People of the Cold War Indira Gandhi Margaret Thatcher Mikhail Gorbachev Deng Xiaoping
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Latin America
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Already politically independent But economically dependent – Foreign investment from West – Relied on exports and world markets
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Governments Authoritarian response to the Great Depression – Leaders still in power in 1945 Socialism and Marxism are popular after the war
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Pressures for Reforms Powerful elites Oligarchic economy and politics Repression of Indians Poor conditions for agricultural, later industrial, workers
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Solutions in Latin America Imposed stability and growth – Single-party Mexico, military governments Marxist revolutions – Land reform, social changes Liberation theology – Catholicism and social justice
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Cold War Context US provided export market, development assistance, foreign investment – Created Banana Republics – Intervened often – Accepted dictators USSR supported revolutionaries
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Radicals Usually supported by USSR Succeed in taking power, but struggle in making true reforms – Maybe social success, rarely economic progress Usually became elite-focused and authoritarian
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Military Coups Nationalistic Usually supported by US Limited freedom in favor of stability and forced economic development – Repressive dictatorships – Not more successful than other options
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In Later Times (1980s) Military gave power back, more elections Still problems – Debt – Inflation – Drug gangs Populism and socialism still possible
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Social Women slowly gain rights, but about equal to West now Population expands rapidly Population movement as well: – Political and economic refugees – International labor market – Most urbanized of Third World
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Decolonization
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DECOLONIZATION OF INDIA
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Setting for Indian Independence Britain weak after WWI and WWII Indian National Congress Leadership of Gandhi Political division
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Gandhi Leader of Nationalist group – Passive resistance, civil disobedience: boycotted British goods, refused to pay taxes, disregarded British laws ahimsasatyagraha – Used ahimsa (nonviolence) and satyagraha (search for truth)
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DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA
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After WWII Resentment in imperial rule and economic exploitation Pride in African culture and heritage Right to self-determination
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Decolonization Mixture of peaceful and violent revolutions after WWII Colonies where lost by Britain, France. Belgium and Portugal – Helped by superpower rivalry during the cold war
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Examples of Independent movements West Africa: Peaceful transition Algeria – War of Independence from France Kenya (Britain): – Violent struggle under leadership of Jomo Kenyatta South Africa: – Black South African struggles against apartheid – Nelson Mandela: First black president of the republic of South Africa
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South Asia
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Challenges Rivalries and sectarian violence Population explosion Parasitic Cities and Endangered Ecosystems Women’s Rights Cold War Rivalries and Development
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Solutions Populism One-party rule (or military) – Nasser in Egypt State intervention – India Religious Revivalism – Iran
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Asia Japan Pacific Rim – Taiwan China Vietnam
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Will break into the following groups Eastern Europe after the fall of the soviet Union India/Pakistan Israel/Palestine Balkans Persian Gulf Ethnic conflicts (Rwanda and Sudan) Failed states (Somalia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Liberia) Affect / characteristic of Globalization
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