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Cold War

AP US History Ch 40 The American Pageant Test Study Guide

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AP US History Ch 40 The American Pageant Test Study Guide Consider the 5 Ws when thinking about history: Who, What, When, Where, & Why/How is it important? Ch 40 The Stalemated Seventies, 1968-1980 (Ch 40 in the 12th edition is Ch 39 in the 13th edition) One reason for the end of the postwar economic boom in the 1970s was ? a drastic decline in worker productivity (possibly partially result of shifting economy to service sector) By the early 1970s, the post-WWII economic boom had crested as a result of ? a decline in competitive advantage of Am business, the Vietnam War, a slump in productivity, economic recovery of Japan and (West) Germany, What about a large tax increase?

US History Regents Review Sheet

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Mr. Pecunia's Last Minute Regents Review Sheet for United States History The Critical Period: * Government under the Articles of Confederation * Weak Central Government; strong states * Shay's rebellion leads to calls for a stronger national government * Attempt to find a government strong enough to govern; not so strong as to threaten individual liberties The Constitution: * Constitution emerges as a "bundle of compromises" * Constitution creates powerful government, but divides power between states and national government (federalism), among the three branches of the national government (Separation of powers), and allows the different branches to check each other (checks and balances)

APUSH Chap 27 outline

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Linda Zhang Mrs. Hardgrove APUSH Period 6 APUSH Chapter 27 Outline The Early Cold War US+USSR two most powerful nations USSR wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments in Eastern Europe Cold War- a protracted economic, political, and military conflict that spread all around the world Republicans called for return to isolationism Cold War also fostered a climate of fear and suspicion that led to a hunt for ?subversives? in government, education, and the media Cold War was in reality a more complex struggle over a broad range of ideological, economic, and strategic Issues Sources of Conflict Nation?s gross national product soared, growing by 1945 to 3X that of the USSR USSR lost 20 million+ people in WWII (1/9 of pop) USSR greatest asset was its military

AP World History CHAPTER 34-36

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? Chapter 34-36 Rebirth and Revolution: Nation-Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim, End of Cold War, Globalization I.Introduction i. Japan the anomaly in non-Western societies a. Fought imperialism & high level of industrialization b. Imitation of Western rivals - imperialist tendencies ii. Korea has also emerged as leading industrial center iii. China and Vietnam resemble other emerging nations a. Suffered from exploitive terms of exchange w/ West b. Had to deal with underdevelopment, overpopulation c. And..poverty and environmental degradation d. Sound familiar? e. But...they also saw collapse of 1000 year civilization iv. Confucian system destroyed in Vietnam and China a. External aggression + internal upheaval

Chapter 26 Notes

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The Crisis in the Soviet Union125. Leadership was desperate, country in shambles? Studied as agriculture researcher ? Prepped to become leader? Came to attention of Andropov-party general secretary? Nice smile, iron teeth? Reform leader of Soviets Mikhail S. Gorbachev rose to power? Called it perestroika? Had to persuade economic restructuring? More productivity? Better quality? Decentralize? Proceeded cautiously, initially met with conflict? Old economy worked for industrialization, needed something new for contemporary world? Allowed criticism of system, introspection? Freed press? Glasnost ? Country thawed, newspapers, theater, arts and politics, as well as books and plays were freer to be published ? People freer? Legal codes revised? Possible tolerance for religion?

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