A History of Western Society Tenth Edition

CHAPTER 31Europe in an Age of Globalization, 1990 to the Present

Copyright © 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin’s

John P. McKay ● Bennett D. HillJohn Buckler ● Claire Haru CrowstonMerry E. Wiesner-Hanks ● Joe Perry

I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe

A. Economic Shock Therapy in Russia

1. Shock Therapy

2. The Disastrous Results

3. Reasons for the Failure

B. Russian Revival Under Vladimir Putin (b. 1952)

1. “Managed Democracy”

2. Foreign Policy

3. The Chechnyan War

I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe

C. Coping with Change in Eastern Europe

1. Success Stories

2. The Laggards

3. Ostalgie

4. Dealing with the Past

I. Rebuilding Russia and Eastern Europe

D. Tragedy in Yugoslavia

1. Slobodan Milosevic

2. The Civil War

3. Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia

3. Kosovo

4. The Aftermath

II. The New Global System

A. The Digital Age and the Changing Economy

1. International Trade

2. Changes in Everyday Life

3. Global Contagion

B. The Human Side of Globalization

1. Global Production

2. Changing Work in Western Europe

3. Winners and Losers

II. The New Global System

C. The New European Union

1. Maastricht Treaty

2. Opposition

3. Expansion

II. The New Global System

D. Supranational Organizations

1. The United Nations

2. Other Nonprofit International Organizations

3. Nongovernmental Organizations

4. Global Protests

III. Toward a Multicultural Continent

A. The Prospect of Population Decline

1. Low Fertility Rates

2. Potential Consequences

3. Explanations

B. Changing Immigration Flows

1. North Africa and Turkey

2. Refugees

3. Illegal Immigration

III. Toward a Multicultural Continent

C. Ethnic Diversity in Contemporary Europe

1. Immigrants

2. Multiculturalism

3. Controversies

III. Toward a Multicultural Continent

D. Europe and Its Muslim Citizens

1. Muslim Minorities

2. Islamic Extremism

3. The Problem of Integration

IV. Confronting Twenty-First Century Challenges

A. Growing Strains in U.S.-European Relations

1. Reasons for the Strains

2. Problems in NATO

3. The Iraq War

B. The War on Terror and European Security

1. September 11, 2001

2. The Invasion of Iraq

IV. Confronting Twenty-first Century Challenges

C. The Dependence on Fossil Fuels

1. Limited Energy Resources

2. Resource Wars

3. Russia’s Energy Policy

D. Environmental Problems and Progress

1. Global Warming

2. Dwindling Food and Water Supplies

3. E.U. Policies

IV. Confronting Twenty-First Century Challenges

E. Promoting Human Rights

1. Limits on State Sovereignty

2. Promoting Individual Rights

3. Helping Developing Nations