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23 Cards in this Set
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eastern bloc
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soviet countries annexed by Russia
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Harry Truman
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US pres during Cold War; not eager for smooth relations with the Soviets
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iron curtain
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division btw free and repressed societies in Europe
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Marshall Plan
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system of US loans to help Western European nations
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What happened to Germany after WWII?
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Became the focal point in the beg. of Cold War; divided into 4 zones
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NATO
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1949-> formed to ally Western Europe and Canada against Soviet aggression
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Warsaw Pact
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Soviet pact in response to NATO
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What was the pol trend in Western Europe?
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Shift to democratic constitutions and gov welfare
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welfare state
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new activism in Western European states in eco planning
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technocrat
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buercrat trained in engineering
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Green movement
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pol movement ctrl eco growth
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What happened to the welfare state after time?
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Leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan tried to limit it
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European Union
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1958 -> formed to further European eco integration and keep Germany in check
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How did European eco change after WWII?
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GNP and wages inc -> people bought more (inflation) => inc eco inequality and unemployment
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How did US interact with its allies?
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Canada -> free trade NZ and Aussie -> mutual defense pact with US against Pacific Communists
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Which countries became Communist?
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Cuba, North Vietnam -> US bombage there
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How did Western culture change?
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eco growth merged society, family leisure and cul diffusion inc while birth rate and sexual attitudes dec.
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new feminism
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women wanted literal equality and eco gains
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Berlin Wall
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built to stop people from escaping to West Germany
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What happened in Poland?
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Widespread Catholic unrest and Solidarity -> ind labour movement to challenge USSR
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What was culture in USSR?
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Largely isolated from world. Attacked Orthodox Christianity while inc science. Consumer goods were neglected
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What did Soviets have in common with US?
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Leisure (sports), nuclear fams, women worked, dominating medical force but with low pay
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Stalin's succesor, contrbtd to decline. Expanded space program
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