the industrialized democracies chapter 15.2. america progress and changes us economic prosperity imf...
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The Industrialized Democracies
Chapter 15.2
America Progress and Changes
• US economic prosperity• IMF and World Bank• Suburbanization• American culture• Truman programs• IKE highway system• Gas shortage Middle East
Democracy Expands Opportunity
• Equality and opportunity• Discrimination• Brown vs Board of Education• Dr.King-civil rights• Women’s movement• Great Society• Reagan-ends Cold War
Western Europe Rebuilds
• Germany divided, West and East Germany• West Germany-democracy and
prosperity• East Germany-communist and lower
standard of living• 1990 Germany reunified
• Konrad Adenauer-West Germany 1949-1963 leads rebuilding• Britian loses colonies• France loses colonies• Welfare state-social programs, taxes
up govt up • European Community
Japan is Transformed
• 1945 Japan destroyed/rebuilt • MacArthur constitution• No emperor-parliamentary
democracy• Economic miracle GDP increases• Exports, cars, electronics• New factories