36. The End of the Cold War
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I. The Cold War ended as the Soviet Union dissolved in the early 1990s due to economic and political pressures. Reformist leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced policies of glasnost and perestroika that weakened the Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe and led to its collapse. II. Democracy spread widely in the late 20th century, taking hold in parts of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. However, some regions like China and parts of the Middle East resisted democratization. III. The end of the Cold War era gave rise to new conflicts as old tensions and ethnic divisions erupted. This included wars in the former Yugoslavia and disputes between neighbors like India and Pakistan. The United
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2) Western Europe recovered economically thanks to programs like the Marshall Plan and formed organizations like the European Economic Community and NATO.
3) The Soviet Union expanded its control over Eastern Europe and imposed communist governments, meeting resistance from some countries. It also grew as a superpower but faced economic stagnation over time.
35. Rebirth: East Asia and the Pacific Rim
The document summarizes postwar developments in East Asia, with sections focusing on Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam. It describes how Japan transitioned to a democratic government under US occupation and saw a period of rapid economic growth. It outlines China's civil war and establishment of communist rule under Mao Zedong, including the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. Korea was divided and saw war between North and South, while Vietnam gained independence after the French defeat but then fought a war against the US.
Changing Cold War Relations - revolution in europe
Revolutions swept across Eastern Europe in 1989, ending communist rule. Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms in the Soviet Union reduced control over Eastern Europe and emboldened opposition groups. In Poland, the Solidarity movement's success in elections marked the end of communist rule. Inspired by Poland, Hungary and East Germany saw major reforms and protests against their communist governments. By the end of 1989, communist governments had fallen across Eastern Europe, and pro-Soviet governments no longer existed. The Soviet Union itself dissolved in 1991 amid economic problems and demands for change, bringing an official end to the Cold War.
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Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced reforms like perestroika and glasnost to restructure the failing economy. However, his reforms destabilized the country and emboldened independence movements. By 1991, hardliners launched a coup against Gorbachev but failed, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Surrounding countries like those in Eastern Europe gained independence but struggled with transitioning to capitalism from communism and faced economic and social difficulties. The fall of the USSR continues to impact geopolitics today.
The End of the Cold War
The Soviet Union began implementing reforms of openness (glasnost) and restructuring (perestroika) under Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, but these failed to revive the struggling communist system and instead weakened Soviet control over Eastern Europe, leading to independence movements and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The end of the Cold War left the United States as the world's sole remaining superpower.
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The document discusses key events in Eastern Europe during the Cold War period such as the Prague Spring of 1968 in Czechoslovakia and the formation of Solidarity in Poland in the 1980s. It analyzes three reasons for the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe: i) the impact of Solidarity in Poland which grew to over 9 million members, ii) the reforms implemented by Soviet leader Gorbachev including glasnost and perestroika, and iii) the weakness of communist governments in Eastern Europe. The document concludes that all three factors contributed significantly to the fall of communism across Europe.
Global impact of_wwii
- After WWII, Europe lay in ruins with 40 million dead and 50 million homeless. Cities were destroyed and Europe became divided between Western democratic nations and Eastern European communist nations controlled by the Soviet Union.
- The US and USSR emerged as superpowers, but were divided ideologically by the spread of communism. Decolonization led to independence for India, nations in Asia and Africa gained independence in the following decades.
- The UN was formed to promote international cooperation and prevent future wars. It has faced challenges in maintaining peace due to ideological divisions between member states.
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The document provides a summary of global events from 1970-2014 in 3 sections:
1) 1970-2001: A period of optimism as globalization and a strong economy envisioned a peaceful, unified world. The first World Trade Center was built as a symbol of US power and global economy.
2) 2001-present: The 9/11 terrorist attacks challenged the global vision and marked the start of the "Age of Terrorism". Conflicts between the West and Islamic radicals increased with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
3) 2008-present: The global financial crisis tempered optimism. The Arab Spring uprisings caused the West to rethink its relationship with the Islamic world. Global issues like terrorism,
Fall of communism
Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost in the Soviet Union led to its collapse. Perestroika restructured and decentralized the economy while glasnost allowed greater freedoms and criticism of the government. This encouraged revolutions across Eastern Europe in nations like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany, and Yugoslavia. The people demanded democracy and market economies. By 1990 the Soviet Union had dissolved and former communist nations transitioned to capitalism and democracy.
34. Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
The document discusses the challenges faced by newly independent post-colonial nations in Africa and South Asia, including population growth, urbanization, women's issues, and economic dependence on foreign powers. It then examines different paths taken for economic development and social justice, including one-party rule in Ghana, military dictatorships in Egypt, India's balancing of democracy and development, Iran's Islamic revolution, and the end of apartheid in South Africa.
The cold war
After WWII, tensions grew between the Western allies (US, Britain, France) and the Soviet Union over the fate of Eastern Europe. Stalin imposed Communist control over Eastern European countries, setting up the Iron Curtain and beginning the Cold War rivalry that divided Europe for decades. Both sides built up nuclear weapons and competed globally in an arms race and ideological battle for influence.
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- After WWII, Europe lay in ruins with 40 million dead and 50 million homeless. Cities were destroyed and many Europeans blamed their leaders, fueling the rise of communism. The world became divided between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviet Union.
- The war left Japan destroyed but under U.S. occupation it rebuilt its economy and became a world power while gaining democracy. Decolonization swept Asia and Africa as nations gained independence from European empires. The UN was formed to maintain peace but the world entered the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet superpowers.
Reasons the Cold War ended - failure of communism in Eastern Europe
During the 1980s, growing anti-Soviet protests in Poland and Eastern Europe weakened Soviet control over the Eastern Bloc. In Poland, the Solidarity trade union movement led by Lech Walesa gained over 10 million members and inspired protests against food shortages, high prices, and lack of religious freedom. Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership allowed the changes in Poland to occur without Soviet intervention, emboldening other Eastern European nations to demand freedom. The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and free elections in Eastern Europe ended Communist rule as the Cold War drew to a close.
Global impact of_wwii
- After WWII, Europe lay in ruins with 40 million dead and 50 million homeless. Cities were destroyed and Europe became divided between Western democratic nations and Eastern European communist nations controlled by the Soviet Union.
- The US and USSR emerged as superpowers, but were divided ideologically by capitalism versus communism, leading to the Cold War. Decolonization spread across Asia and Africa as many new nations gained independence. The UN was formed to promote international cooperation and prevent future world wars.
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The Cold War brought the United States and Soviet Union close to nuclear war as they engaged in proxy wars around the world to prevent the spread of opposing ideologies. During this time, the Korean War broke out as North Korea invaded South Korea, leading to three years of fighting along the 38th parallel border. Later, the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought the world closer to nuclear war than ever before as the U.S. blockaded Soviet ships carrying missiles to Cuba. Both crises confirmed American fears of communist expansion. In the 1960s, the U.S. became embroiled in the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, but despite military superiority, they failed to defeat North Vietnam
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