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A New World Order. An Overview of the World from 1945-1990. Key Ideas. Cold War Were there any Cold War conflicts in this area? Why are they important? Decolonization and Nationalism How did this area gain independence from Europe? What was their new relationship with the West? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A New World Order
An Overview of the World from 1945-1990
Key Ideas
• Cold War– Were there any Cold War conflicts in this area?
Why are they important?
• Decolonization and Nationalism– How did this area gain independence from Europe?
What was their new relationship with the West?
• Globalization– To what extent did this area participate in the global
economy? What cultural impact did this have on them and the groups they interacted with?
Key Terms
• Third World– US and allies = 1st World– Soviet Union and allies = 2nd World– Non-industrialized poor countries = 3rd World
• Non-aligned nations– Countries remaining specifically neutral during Cold War– Led by India
• Neo-colonialism– Refers to economic dominance and other influence
Western nations hold over former colonies
Europe• Cold War
– “Iron Curtain”: Europe divided between democratic and capitalist West and communist and socialist East
• Rise of the Welfare State– Western Europe develops
programs designed to care for citizens from “cradle the grave”
• Soviet Empire– Eastern Europe essentially
controlled by Soviet Union, struggles economically
• Key Terms– Eastern bloc, Warsaw Pact,
Berlin Wall, Postmodernism, Solidarity, EU
North America• Cold War
– Containment: US determined to stop the spread of Communism anywhere
• “American Century”– Political, military and
economic dominance of the US in the postwar world
• Key Terms– Yalta Conference, Potsdam,
Marshall Plan, NATO, Arms Race, Space Race, feminism
East Asia
• Cold War– Red China & Taiwan– Korean War
• Asian Tigers– Japan and others develop
powerful economies based on exports to the West
• Key Terms– ROK, PDRK, Kim Il-Sung, Kim
Jong-Il, Hong Kong, Hyundai, Great Leap Forward, Pragmatists, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Cultural Revolution, Red Guard, Tiananmen Square
Southeast Asia
• Cold War– Vietnam War
• ASEAN– Organization of SE Asian
states to promote economic growth
• Key Terms– Ho Chi Minh, Viet Minh,
Dien Bien Phu, Ngo Dinh Diem, Viet Cong, Fall of Saigon, Pol Pot, Pacific Rim, Marcos, Corazon Aquino
South Asia
• Partition of Subcontinent– Violence erupts when India is
divided into mostly Hindu and Muslim countries, and leaves long term political issues
• Modernization– Social and economic issues of
the rise of modern India
• Key Terms– Congress Party, Nehru,
Muslim League, Jinnah, Kashmir, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Butto, Green Revolution, Bollywood
Middle East • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict– Arab-Israeli Wars– Israeli Diplomacy
• Arab and Islamic Nationalism– Competition between secular
and religious governments
• Oil Kingdoms– Economic and cultural
implications of industrial world’s oil dependence
• Key Terms– Oil Embargo, Pan-Arabism,
Nasser, Muslim Brotherhood, Sadat, Mubarak, Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah, Iran-Iraq War, Saddam Hussein
Sub-Saharan Africa
• Decolonization– Tactics of nationalist
movements– Successes and problems
of independence
• Key Terms– Nkrumah, Kenyatta,
KAU, FLN, Senghor, Apartheid, ANC, Mandela, AIDS
Latin America
• Challenges of Democracy– Frequent devolutions into
single party rule or dictatorships
• Cold War– Cuban Revolution– Iran-Contra Affair
• Key Terms– Banana republics, Perons,
PRI, Che, Fidel Castro, Cuban Missile Crisis, Alliance for Progress, liberation theology, Sandinistas
Coach Lerch’s Final Thoughts
• You are now on your own. I have given you an outline of chapters 31-34. You will now need to read it and fill in the blanks for yourself…