1. A History of Western Society Tenth Edition CHAPTER 31 Europe in an Age of Globalization, 1990 to the Present Copyright © 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin’s John P. McKay ● Bennett D. Hill John Buckler ● Claire Haru Crowston Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks ● Joe Perry

2. I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe A. Economic Shock Therapy in Russia 1. Shock Therapy 2. The Disastrous Results 3. Reasons for the Failure B. Russian Revival Under Vladimir Putin (b. 1952) 1. “Managed Democracy” 2. Foreign Policy 3. The Chechnyan War

4. I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe C. Coping with Change in Eastern Europe 1. Success Stories 2. The Laggards 3. Ostalgie 4. Dealing with the Past

5. I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe D. Tragedy in Yugoslavia 1. Slobodan Milosevic 2. The Civil War 3. Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia 3. Kosovo 4. The Aftermath

7. II. The New Global System A. The Digital Age and the Changing Economy 1. International Trade 2. Changes in Everyday Life 3. Global Contagion B. The Human Side of Globalization 1. Global Production 2. Changing Work in Western Europe 3. Winners and Losers

8. II. The New Global System C. The New European Union 1. Maastricht Treaty 2. Opposition 3. Expansion

10. II. The New Global System D. Supranational Organizations 1. The United Nations 2. Other Nonprofit International Organizations 3. Nongovernmental Organizations 4. Global Protests

11. III. Toward a Multicultural Continent A. The Prospect of Population Decline 1. Low Fertility Rates 2. Potential Consequences 3. Explanations B. Changing Immigration Flows 1. North Africa and Turkey 2. Refugees 3. Illegal Immigration

12. III. Toward a Multicultural Continent C. Ethnic Diversity in Contemporary Europe 1. Immigrants 2. Multiculturalism 3. Controversies

14. III. Toward a Multicultural Continent D. Europe and Its Muslim Citizens 1. Muslim Minorities 2. Islamic Extremism 3. The Problem of Integration

15. IV. Confronting Twenty-First Century Challenges A. Growing Strains in U.S.-European Relations 1. Reasons for the Strains 2. Problems in NATO 3. The Iraq War B. The War on Terror and European Security 1. September 11, 2001 2. The Invasion of Iraq

16. IV. Confronting Twenty-first Century Challenges C. The Dependence on Fossil Fuels 1. Limited Energy Resources 2. Resource Wars 3. Russia’s Energy Policy D. Environmental Problems and Progress 1. Global Warming 2. Dwindling Food and Water Supplies 3. E.U. Policies

17. IV. Confronting Twenty-First Century Challenges E. Promoting Human Rights 1. Limits on State Sovereignty 2. Promoting Individual Rights 3. Helping Developing Nations