after the fall: the western world in a global age (since 1985)

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