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These notes cover the Cold War, focusing on Western and Eastern Europe and global events, including decolonization, the spread of liberal democracy, the diplomatic context, and the US role. The document discusses social changes and the changing roles of women. The era of the Cold War and the vitality of popular culture are also addressed.
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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...
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, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany - 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 - Civil rights movement, Feminism, environmentalism - Green Movement - The Diplomatic Context\ European Economic Community founded in 1958 later integrated into European Union 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 containment against Soviet Union 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 - 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 - 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
