The Cold War Era: A World Divided and Its Lasting Impact

1. Chapter 24 • The end of the war brought a division of the world into two camps-socialist and capitalist-with Western Europe oriented toward the United States and Eastern Europe toward the Soviet Union, although tension between the two infected the entire international arena.

2. From Peace to Cold War • Europe in Shambles • The Settlement • Discord Over Eastern Europe • Origins of the Cold War • The Berlin Blockade and Division of Germany • The Cold War Spreads • Cold War Weapons

5. From Peace to Cold War • The Global Impact of the Cold War • The Cold War in Asia • The Korean War • The Vietnam War • China’s “Great Leap Forward”

7. East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe • Mao’s Cultural Revolution • The Chinese-Soviet Split • Soviets in Afghanistan • The Cold War in Latin America • Crisis in Cuba • Detente

8. Chapter 24 • Cold War differences were reflected in two main courses of recovery: in Eastern Europe, economic planning under the direction of the Communist party, and in Western Europe, a free market with governmental controls.

9. 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 • Parliamentary Politics and Prosperity in the Western Democracies • U.S. Aid and Economic Recovery • The Welfare State • Beginning European Economic Integration

10. East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe • The Paths Taken • The Eastern-Bloc Nations • Western Europe • National liberation movements weakened Europe’s colonial control in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

11. The Twilight of Colonialism • Revolts in Southern Asia • India • Indonesia • Vietnam • Conflict in the Middle East • Palestine • Israel Founded • Egypt

12. The Twilight of Colonialism • Liberating Africa • The French in North Africa • Britain Dismantle its Empire • Rhodesia and South Africa • The Legacy of Colonialism

14. Chapter 24 • As People attempted to understand their lives and culture during this period of profound political change, a sense that all truth was relative to the individual, to time, and to place emerged.

15. A Sense of Relativity in Thought and Culture • Existentialism: Responsibility and Despair • Sartre and Camus • Theater of the Absurd • A Culture of Contrasts and Criticism • Cinema • Art • Literature and Music • Americanization C. 1942-43 PIET MONDIAN BROADWAY BOOGIE-WOOGIE

17. Chapter 24 • Social protest combined with changing economic indicators to redefine domestic politics and society. • A Flurry of social Protests and Movements • The Civil Rights Movement • Student Movements • The Women’s Liberation Movement

18. Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960’s to the 1980’s • Stagnant Growth and Rising Inflation • The Oil Crisis • Growing Unemployment • Turning Against Immigrants • The New Political Landscape • Turning to the Left • Turning to the Right • Terrorism

19. Chapter 24 • In the West, traditional manufacturing industries were being replaced by financial, health, educational, informational, and consumer services, which produced a number of economic, social, and cultural transformations.

20. Postindustrial Society • Changing Fortunes in the Postindustrial Society • Growing Unemployment • The Baby Boom and the Booming Cities • The Shifting Foundations of Family and Private Life • Growing Concern for Private Satisfactions • The “Sexual Revolution” and the Youth Culture

21. Breakthroughs In Science • “Big science,” made possible by links between government, industry, and universities, achieved stunning technological and medical breakthroughs in the post-war decades. • The Rise of Big Science • From the Universe Above to the Universe Within • The Information Revolution • Transforming Medicine