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Page 1: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

The Industrialized Democracies

Chapter 15.2

Page 2: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

America Progress and Changes

• US economic prosperity• IMF and World Bank• Suburbanization• American culture• Truman programs• IKE highway system• Gas shortage Middle East

Page 3: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

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

Page 4: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

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

Page 5: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

• Konrad Adenauer-West Germany 1949-1963 leads rebuilding• Britian loses colonies• France loses colonies• Welfare state-social programs, taxes

up govt up • European Community

Page 6: The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2. America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman

Japan is Transformed

• 1945 Japan destroyed/rebuilt • MacArthur constitution• No emperor-parliamentary

democracy• Economic miracle GDP increases• Exports, cars, electronics• New factories