Superpower Struggles and Global Transformations

1. 25 Superpower Struggles and Global Transformations The Cold War, 1945–1980s

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4. Origins of the Cold War “At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life.” – Harry Truman

5. Origins of the Cold War • The Heart of the Cold War • The Berlin blockade and the division of Germany • The Cold War spreads • Cold War weapons

7. Origins of the Cold War • The Global Impact of the Cold War • The Cold War in Asia • The Korean War • The Vietnam War

10. Origins of the Cold War • The Global Impact of the Cold War • China’s Great Leap Forward • Mao’s Cultural Revolution • The Chinese-Soviet split

11. Origins of the Cold War • The Global Impact of the Cold War • Soviets in Afghanistan • The Cold War in Latin America • Crisis in Cuba

12. Origins of the Cold War • Détente

13. East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe • Tight Control in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe • The death of Stalin and new opportunities • Protests and uprisings in Eastern Europe • The Berlin Wall • The Prague Spring

14. East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe • Parliamentary Politics and Prosperity in the Western Democracies • U.S. aid and economic recovery • The welfare state • Beginning European economic integration

15. East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe • Assessing the Paths Taken • The Eastern-bloc nations • Western Europe

17. The Twilight of Colonialism • Revolts in Southern Asia • India • Indonesia • Vietnam

18. The Twilight of Colonialism • Conflict in the Middle East • Palestine • Israel founded • Egypt

20. The Twilight of Colonialism • Liberating Africa • The French in North Africa • Britain dismantles its empire • Rhodesia and South Africa • The legacy of colonialism

22. Key Dates Global relations

23. A Sense of Relativity in Thought and Culture • Existentialism: Responsibility and Despair • Sartre and Camus • Theater of the Absurd

24. A Sense of Relativity in Thought and Culture • A Culture of Contrasts and Criticism • Cinema • Art • Literature and music • Americanization

25. Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960s to the 1980s • A Flurry of Social Protests and Movements • The civil rights movement • Student movements • The women’s liberation movement

26. Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960s to the 1980s • Biography: Simone de Beauvoir(1908–1986) • Intellectual and Feminist “…bourgeois marriage is an unnatural institution… that doubles one’s domestic responsibilities, and, indeed all one’s social chores.” – Simone de Beauvoir

27. Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960s to the 1980s • Stagnant Growth and Rising Inflation • The oil crisis • Growing unemployment • Turning against immigrants

28. Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960s to the 1980s • The New Political Landscape • Turning to the Left • Turning to the Right • Terrorism

29. Key Dates Developments in the west

30. Postindustrial Society • Changing Fortunes in the Postindustrial Society

31. Postindustrial Society • The Baby Boom and the Booming Cities

32. Postindustrial Society • The Shifting Foundations of Family and Private Life • Growing concern for private satisfactions

33. Postindustrial Society • The “Sexual Revolution” and the Youth Culture

34. Breakthroughs in Science • The rise of big science • From the Universe Above to the Universe Within

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36. Breakthroughs in Science • The Information Revolution

37. Breakthroughs in Science • Transforming Medicine