32. western society and eastern europe during the cold war
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CHAPTER 36 Western Society and Eastern Europe
in the Decades of the Cold War
World Civilization: The Global ExperienceFifth Edition
Stearns/Adas/Schwartz/Gilbert
Copyright 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, 5th Edition Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
I. After World War II: A New International Setting for the WestII. The Resurgence of Western EuropeIII. Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and New ZealandIV. Culture and Society in the WestV. Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
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I. After World War II: A New International Setting for the West
A. Europe and Its ColoniesMost colonies abandoned
hostilityforce necessary
force eschewedVietnam
French forced out, 1954Algeria
independence, 1962Egypt
Britain, France attackU.S., Russia force them to withdraw
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
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I. After World War II: A New International Setting for the West
B. The Cold WarEastern block formed
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany
Marshall Plan, 1947Germany
allies rebuild, from 1946Russian blockade, 1947American airliftsplit, 1948
NATO, 1949Warsaw Pact
Soviet and Eastern European Boundaries by 1948
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, 5th Edition Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
I. After World War II: A New International Setting for the West
B. The Cold WarEastern block formed
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany
Marshall Plan, 1947Germany
allies rebuild, from 1946Russian blockade, 1947American airliftsplit, 1948
NATO, 1949Warsaw Pact
Germany After World War II
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
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II. The Resurgence of Western Europe
A. The Spread of Liberal DemocracyChristian Democrats
social reform
Federal Republic of Germany
France
Fifth Republic, 1958
Portugal, Spain
democratic, parliamentary systems
B. The Welfare StateWestern Europe
United States, Canada later
unemployment insurance
medicine
housing
family assistance
Stages in the Development of the Soviet Union
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
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II. The Resurgence of Western Europe
C. New Challenges to Political Stability
Civil rights movementFeminism, environmentalism
Green Movement
D. The Diplomatic ContextEuropean Economic Community, 1958
Common MarketSingle currency, 2001
euroEuropean Community, 2002
E. Economic Expansion
Economic growth
High unemployment elsewhereworkers into Europe, U.S.
Chapter 36: Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War
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III. Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and
New Zealand
A. The Former DominionsCanada
welfare policiesFrench/English division1982, new constitution
Australia, New Zealanddefense pact with U.S., 1951take part in Korean WarAustralia supports U.S. in Vietnamfrom 1970s, more independent
B. The "U.S. Century"? 1950s
policy of containment against Soviet Union
Vietnam, 1960sU.S. withdraws, 1975
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IV. Culture and Society in the West
A. Social StructureWhite-collar sector expandsCrime rates increase
Racism, anti-immigration conflict
B. The Women's Revolution1950s
more educationjob opportunitiesaccess to divorcereproductive rights
Simone de The Second Sex, 1949Betty Friedan, The Feminine
Mystique
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IV. Culture and Society in the West
C. Western Culture"Brain drain" to U.S.Genetics, nuclear, space
researchPop art
Pablo Picasso
D. A Lively Popular CultureVitality in popular culture
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V. Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire
A. The Soviet Union as SuperpowerExpands in Pacific
Pacific Islands, North Korea
Influence via aidChinese, Vietnamese communismNationalists in Africa, Middle
East, Asia
Cubaalliance
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V. Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire
B. The New Soviet Empire in Eastern EuropeDominance of all but Greece, Albania,
Yugoslavia
East Germans protest, 1953suppressedBerlin Wall, 1961
to stop flight to westAfter 1956, death of Stalin
Hungary, Polandmoderate regimesHungary crushed
Czechoslovakialiberal regimesuppressed, 1968
PolandArmy takes control, 1970s
C. Evolution of Domestic Policies.Cultural isolation
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VI. Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions
Orthodox Churchstate control
Jews restrictedParty ideals dictate art
literature retains vitalityAlexander Solzhenitsyn
A. Economy and SocietyIndustrialization by 1950s
state control
Kruschev, 1956attacks Stalinismfollowed by stagnation
Space, arms race
Rift with China, 1950sInvasion of Afghanistan