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= Chapters 30 and 31 The Cold War and its Aftermath =



Chapter 30 Unit Overview:
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Europe recovered remarkably quickly from the devastation of World War II. Strong economies and thriving democracies in western and central Europe sharply contrasted with political repression and economic stagnation in eastern Europe. With Europe weakened by war, the two dominant world powers the United States and the Soviet Union, engaged in a fierce ideological, economic, political, and cultural struggle called the Cold War. In the late 1960’s and 1970’s, Europe underwent another series of domestic crises, with political stability and social harmony disrupted by conflicting views over the U.S. war in Vietnam, student protests, economic recessions, and changing gender roles. (adapted from //Fast Track to a Five//, p.399)