after the fall: the western world in a global age (since 1985)
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AFTER THE FALL: THE WESTERN WORLDIN A GLOBAL AGE (SINCE 1985)
Revolutionary Era in the Soviet UnionMikhail Gorbachev
PerestroikaGlasnost
End of the Soviet UnionBoris YeltsinCommonwealth of Independent States
New RussiaPutin Era
Vladimir Putin
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The Fall Poland
LechWalesaHungaryCzechoslovakia
Gustav Husa´kVaclav HavelNicolai Ceaus¸escu
After the FallNATO
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GermanyErich Honecker‘‘The wall must go!’’
East Germany free elections March 18, 1990
Political reunification October 3, 1990
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and MacedoniaSlobodan Milosevic
War in Bosnia‘‘Ethnic cleansing’ Massacre at Srebrenica
War in Kosovo Kosovo Liberation ArmyVojislav KostunicaNATO troops
Germany RestoredHelmut KohlChristian DemocratsStasi FilesGerhard Schroeder
Post-Thatcher BritainLabour PartyJohn MajorTony BlairGordon Brown
FranceJacques Chirac
2005 Muslim riots
A Move to the RightNicolas Sarkozy
ItalyCorruption in Italy
Silvio BerlusconiRomano Prodi
European CommunitySingle Europe ActTreaty on European UnionEuropean Union
Competition on the world marketMilitary forceProblems of national identityBy 2007, EU to 455 million people
George H. W. BushBill Clinton
Period of economic revival 2nd term impeachment
George W. BushWar in IraqBush tax cuts
Canada Brian Mulroney (b. 1939), elected in 1984 Quebec
René Lévesque Parti Québécois
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Mikhail GorbachevINF Treaty Overthrow of Communist regimes
Gulf War Iraq forces in Kuwait
‘‘New World Order’’
Munich Olympic GamesTerrorist Organizations
Red Army FactionRed BrigadesCharles Martel ClubIRAPalestinian terrorists
Pan American flight 103
September 11, 2001al-QaedaOsama bin Laden
U.S.S. Cole
Afghan and U.S. special forces ousted The Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001New multiethnic government faced problems from
renewed Taliban activity
In 2003, largely American-led forces invaded IraqIraqi army was quickly defeatedAllied forces sought to restore stability to the country
Setting forth plans to lay the foundations of a future democratic society
Saddam Hussein captured, tried and executedBy 2006, violence had increased dramatically and IraqIn 2007, President Bush increased the number of U.S.
troopsThe SurgeTroops loss decreased significantly
Israeli-Palestinian conflictThe Shah of Iran
Ayatollah KhomeiniU.S. forces in the Middle East considered an affront
to Islam by anti-Western Islamic groups
Transformation in Women’s LivesBirthrates downWoman in workforce on the riseThe Women’s MovementInvolvement in Environmental movementInternational conferences
ImmigrationGuest workersIslam is growing in Europe and the United States
Visual ArtsKieferBasquiatAndres Serrano and Robert Mapplethorpe
National Endowment for the Arts
MusicGrunge, Rap and Hip Hop
Digital Worldwide WebCellular phonesArt and Music
Bill ViolaMatthew Barney
GlobalizationGlobal Economy
World BankTransnational corporationsGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeWorld Trade Organization
Environmental issuesGlobal warmingGreenhouse gases
Social ChallengesMigration and developed and developing nations
Global Movements‘‘Think globally, act locally’’Nongovernmental organizations
1. What was the impact of Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms on the Soviet Union? Was he its savior or its destroyer?
2. What were the chief obstacles in the reunification of Germany? How were these obstacles resolved?
3. How has terrorism changed over the last two decades? What forces brought about these changes?
4. Examine the debate over global warming. Defend and refute each side of the debate.
Mikhail GorbachevVladimir PutinGustav Husak NATOBerlin WallSlobodan MilosevicNicolas SarkozyGeorge W. Bush