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Western Society and Eastern Europe in the decades of the cold war Europe and Its Colonies Decolonization Vietnam French forced out, 1954 Algeria independence, 1962 Egypt Suez Canal Britain, France attack U.S., Russia force them to withdraw Eastern bloc formed Cz...

Western Society and Eastern Europe in the decades of the cold war Europe and Its Colonies Decolonization Vietnam French forced out, 1954 Algeria independence, 1962 Egypt Suez Canal Britain, France attack U.S., Russia force them to withdraw Eastern bloc formed Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Marshall Plan, 1947 Germany allies rebuild Russian blockade, 1947-Berlin airlift NATO, Warsaw Pact The Spread of Liberal Democracy Fascism crushed and replaced with constitutional democracies Socialism moderates and the welfare state remains Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany Civil rights movement, Feminism, environmentalism Green Movement The Diplomatic Context European Economic Community founded Single currency (euro) 2001 Economic Expansion and growth High unemployment elsewhere brings workers into Europe, U.S. Canada Economic cooperation with U.S. French/English division Australia, New Zealand Allied with U.S. in Pacific Support U.S. in Korea and Vietnam The \"U.S. Century\"? 1950s- U.S leadership Truman Doctrine expands policy of Interventions-Latin America, Middle East Vietnam-domestic pressure against war U.S. emerges from Cold War as sole superpower Social Structure White-collar sector expands Crime rates increase Family life and gender roles changed The Women\'s Revolution more education job opportunities access to divorce reproductive rights Vitality in popular culture containment against Soviet Union in 1958 later integrated into European Union Soviet Union acquires atomic weapons expands in Pacific-Pacific Islands, North Korea Influence via aid and military strength Chinese, Vietnamese communism Nationalists in Africa, Middle East, Asia, Cuba Soviet dominance of all Eastern Europe but Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia Warsaw Pact formed to counter NATO Propaganda, censorship, travel restrictions, isolation Industrialization Opposition to Soviet domination is crushed in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia Berlin Wall erected in 1961 Orthodox Church under state control Jews restricted Party ideals dictate art literature retains vitality (Alexander Solzhenitsyn) Science promoted Space, arms race Khruschev era De-Stalinization -followed by stagnation Ousted by Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JhyHz3M5U Rift with China, 1950s Invasion of Afghanistan Cuban missile crisis, 1962 Space flight Conflict with China Muslim resistance Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 By 1980's the system was near collapse\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era: Egypt-opposition repressed World History 1990-2006 Soviet Union The Explosion of the 1980s and 1990s The Spread of Democracy Democracy and its Limits in China, North Korea, parts of Middle East, central Asia Forced industrialization collapsing economy Reform Mikhail Gorbachev nuclear reduction missiles limited withdraws from Afghanistan glasnost-openness perestroika-economic restructuring Dismantling the Soviet Empire Eastern Europe Soviet troops out Bulgaria-free elections, 1989 Hungary, Poland-new governments, 1988 Czechoslovakia-new government, 1989 East Germany -communist leaders out, 1989 Berlin Wall falls, 1991 Ethnic struggles Yugoslavia breaks apart Renewed Turmoil in the 1990s Gorbachev survives coup in 1991 with popular support Soviet Union dissolved by late 1991 Gorbachev resigns Boris Yeltsin succeeds Gorbachev succeeded by Vladimir Putin The Spread of Democracy Spain, Portugal, Greece- democracies Latin America-all but Cuba Mexico-non-PRI president South Korea, Taiwan- democracy expanded Philippines-new government South Africa-apartheid ended Nigeria-democratic government, 1999 Indonesia-end of government authoritarian Georgia, Ukraine-democratic elections Uzbekistan-democratization suppressed Saudi Arabia-local elections Kuwait-women vote Palestine-local elections Iraq and Iran Palestine and Israel India and Pakistan dispute Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia Rwanda Hutu-Tutsi rivalry The U.S Emerges as Sole Superpower Global interaction increases hostilities Terrorism targets America Anti-American Terrorism and Response September 11, 2001 \"War on Terror\" Afghanistan Iraq over Kashmir 1991 Serbs attack Croats and Muslims NATO intervenes Bosnia-Herzegovina recognized Kosovo requires NATO involvement Serbia, Montenegro replace Yugoslavia Ethnic conflict Chechnya, Armenia and Azerbaijan Czechoslovakia splits peacefully Yugoslavia Orthodox Serbs Catholic Croats Serbs Muslim Bosnians Slovenia and Croatia-independence in Beijing-demonstrations of 1989 ruthless