A New World Order

An Overview of the World from 1945-1990

Key Ideas

• Cold War– Were there any Cold War conflicts in this area?

Why are they important?

• Decolonization and Nationalism– How did this area gain independence from Europe?

What was their new relationship with the West?

• Globalization– To what extent did this area participate in the global

economy? What cultural impact did this have on them and the groups they interacted with?

Key Terms

• Third World– US and allies = 1st World– Soviet Union and allies = 2nd World– Non-industrialized poor countries = 3rd World

• Non-aligned nations– Countries remaining specifically neutral during Cold War– Led by India

• Neo-colonialism– Refers to economic dominance and other influence

Western nations hold over former colonies

Europe• Cold War

– “Iron Curtain”: Europe divided between democratic and capitalist West and communist and socialist East

• Rise of the Welfare State– Western Europe develops

programs designed to care for citizens from “cradle the grave”

• Soviet Empire– Eastern Europe essentially

controlled by Soviet Union, struggles economically

• Key Terms– Eastern bloc, Warsaw Pact,

Berlin Wall, Postmodernism, Solidarity, EU

North America• Cold War

– Containment: US determined to stop the spread of Communism anywhere

• “American Century”– Political, military and

economic dominance of the US in the postwar world

• Key Terms– Yalta Conference, Potsdam,

Marshall Plan, NATO, Arms Race, Space Race, feminism

East Asia

• Cold War– Red China & Taiwan– Korean War

• Asian Tigers– Japan and others develop

powerful economies based on exports to the West

• Key Terms– ROK, PDRK, Kim Il-Sung, Kim

Jong-Il, Hong Kong, Hyundai, Great Leap Forward, Pragmatists, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Cultural Revolution, Red Guard, Tiananmen Square

Southeast Asia

• Cold War– Vietnam War

• ASEAN– Organization of SE Asian

states to promote economic growth

• Key Terms– Ho Chi Minh, Viet Minh,

Dien Bien Phu, Ngo Dinh Diem, Viet Cong, Fall of Saigon, Pol Pot, Pacific Rim, Marcos, Corazon Aquino

South Asia

• Partition of Subcontinent– Violence erupts when India is

divided into mostly Hindu and Muslim countries, and leaves long term political issues

• Modernization– Social and economic issues of

the rise of modern India

• Key Terms– Congress Party, Nehru,

Muslim League, Jinnah, Kashmir, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Butto, Green Revolution, Bollywood

Middle East • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict– Arab-Israeli Wars– Israeli Diplomacy

• Arab and Islamic Nationalism– Competition between secular

and religious governments

• Oil Kingdoms– Economic and cultural

implications of industrial world’s oil dependence

• Key Terms– Oil Embargo, Pan-Arabism,

Nasser, Muslim Brotherhood, Sadat, Mubarak, Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah, Iran-Iraq War, Saddam Hussein

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Decolonization– Tactics of nationalist

movements– Successes and problems

of independence

• Key Terms– Nkrumah, Kenyatta,

KAU, FLN, Senghor, Apartheid, ANC, Mandela, AIDS

Latin America

• Challenges of Democracy– Frequent devolutions into

single party rule or dictatorships

• Cold War– Cuban Revolution– Iran-Contra Affair

• Key Terms– Banana republics, Perons,

PRI, Che, Fidel Castro, Cuban Missile Crisis, Alliance for Progress, liberation theology, Sandinistas

Coach Lerch’s Final Thoughts

• You are now on your own. I have given you an outline of chapters 31-34. You will now need to read it and fill in the blanks for yourself…