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Tecnological advances ( 1920 - 1960)
Nuclear reactors were created
Electronics became of daily use
Telecomunications- television
Invention of the airplane
New medical discoveries- penicillin and antibiotics
Refrigerators ti preserve food
Other appliances like washing machines, blenders, iron, etc
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Nacism, Fascism and Socialism
Forms of government.
Nazism created by Adolf Hiter
Fascism it´s a totalitarian government.
Socialism was taken by Stalin. Nazi Verbrechen Gedenkstein -
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Great Depression
european nation were in an economical, political and social crisis, the newly introduced credit mechanism, financial conditions were damaged causing an hyperinflation.
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WWII (1939- 1945)
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Cold War
-Began at the end of WWII 1947
-The U.S and Soviet Union, divided the world in two big blocks the Capital West and Socialist East.
-Ideology War.
-Democration lines were drown in Europe between 1943 and 1945. Cold War Memorial Park - Glastonbury, Connecticut
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Marshall plan
U.S.A gave donations to: Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Holland, Austria, Belgium, etc…
This made World´s economy grew 30%.
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European Union
The European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace.
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Vietnam War (1954- 1975)
A protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam. Vietnam War Memorial- Hoboken, New Jersey
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Civil Rights
A civil rights movement began, led by Martin Luther King.
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Globalization
-International trading relations increased after the 1960s
-Economic liberalism
-The globalization process is seen as an extension of Capitalism´s exploitation of underdeveloped countries.
-Small business cannot compete. -
Cuban Missile War
U.S.A confort Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union deployed missiles in Cuba and U.S.A in Turkey cuba-
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Middle East
Wars between Palestine and Israel.
Saddam Hussein encourage Shiite for revolution, he ran on extermination campaign against Sunni. -
China, India and the Asian Tigers.
China accepted the economic policy of market socialism, opening trade to some exterior frontiers – Low salaries.
India´s economy had mayor development in software and telecommunications.
Asian Tigers were affected by the economic crisis.
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The Fall Of the Wall of Berlin
The fall of the Wall marked the endo of the socialist block. Berlin Wall memorial:
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Terrorism
Series of violent acts carried out to implant fear among the civilian population. It can be performed through attacks to public buildings, kindnappings or even murders. The associations are:
IRA (North Ireland)
ETA (Spain)
and AI-QAEDA. The fall of the twin towers - World Trade Center, New York
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