ch. 18.2 the industrialized democracies
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Ch. 18.2Ch. 18.2
The Industrialized The Industrialized DemocraciesDemocracies
America ProspersDollar was world’s strongest currency
Headquarters of U.N was in NYC
Foreign trade because of destruction
Many Americans prospered
Movement to suburbs and the sunbelt
Action movies/ ElvisIncrease in government programs
Oil shockEarly 1970’s political crisis in Middle East
Prices increasedRecession in 1974
Democracy Expands Opportunities
Minorities and women demanded equality
Legal segregationDiscriminationTruman-desegregated military
1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.1963 “I have a dream”Civil rights movementLaws were changed
Women’s rights movement
Under JFK and LBJ, Medicare, housing for poor
1980’s Reagan called for cutbacks on spending
Military spending increased
Increased national budget deficit
More cuts
Western Europe Rebuilds40yrs. Of difference in Germany
Shot if they tried to cross1990 German unificationW. Germany booming industry
Britain abandoned its colonial empire
Recovered in 50’s/60’sSocial benefits to citizensWelfare statePensions and unemployment
Higher taxesMargaret Thatcher led the conservatives in Britain
European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
Japan Is TransformedMost devastating damageGen. Douglas MacArthur
assumed all of the power from the emperor
Parliamentary democracyEducation for allRights to women
Land reform program1952 U.S. leftTrading partnersLiberal Democratic PartyDemocracy in JapanGDP soaredExports
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