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Title: The World Since 1945: An Overview


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The World Since 1945 An Overview
2
End of European Colonial Empires
  • Nationalism and Independence
  • Different roads to freedom
  • Global Impact 90 new countries emerged
  • Modernization

3
Cold War goes Global
  • Superpowers US and USSR
  • Non-Aligned nations
  • Hot Spots Africa, Latin America and Asia
  • Shooting Wars Korea and Vietnam
  • Ethnic and Religious Conflict

4
Regional and Global Organizations
  • United Nations 1945
  • European Union
  • North American Free trade Association
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • G-8 (Group of Eight) Britain, France, Canada,
    Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and US
  • World bank International Monetary Fund (IMF)

5
Global Issues
  • Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human
    Rights Helsinki Accords
  • Terrorism
  • Intervention? Kurds, Serbs, Tutsis
  • Deadly Weapons
  • Arms Race
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) stop
    spread of Nuclear Weapons

6
North and South
  • Rich nations of North and poor nations of the
    South
  • Rich Nations Europe, North America, Japan and
    Australia
  • Poor Parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America
  • Migration from poorer to wealthier regions

7
Interdependence and Obstacles
  • Oil Crisis
  • Debt Crisis
  • Economic Trouble Spots
  • Population and Poverty
  • Economic dependence
  • Political instability

8
Development and the Environment
  • Acid Rain
  • Global Warming
  • Environmentalists protecting the environment
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Pesticides

9
Old Ways vs. New Ways
  • Urbanization
  • Westernization
  • Village Life
  • New Roles for Women
  • Feminist movement
  • Religious Influences
  • Fundamentalists
  • Liberation theology

10
Science and Technology
  • Computer Revolution
  • E-commerce
  • Medical and Biological breakthroughs
  • Genetic engineering
  • Space Age
  • Green Revolution
  • Machines vs. Human Labor
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