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Nation Building & Decolonization
The Cold War world was overshadowed by the threat of nuclear destruction brought about the emergence of the military, political and economic rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. Competing alliance systems such as the Warsaw Pact and NATO arose. The period was marked by confrontations in: Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan, and surrogate superpower rivalries in: Egypt, Congo, Angola, Chile, Iran, Iraq and Guatemala. It reflects a period in human history when the colonial empires that existed in the 19th and 20th centuries were dismantled and new independent nations were created. These new nations were often confronted by almost insurmountable problems such as industrialization, rapid global population growth, and a series of economic crises. Political, economic, and social agreements brought people around the world together on peacekeeping, human rights, and gender equity issues.

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Unit 7A
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Standards:
History of the United States and New York
World History
Geography
Economics
Civics,
Citizenship, and Government
Berlin Panmunjom Budapest Havana Luanda Kabul Saigon Managua Cold War Cities of Interest
 
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  • Berlin Airlift
     
  • NATO
     
  • Warsaw Pact
     
  • Non-aligned Nations
     
  • Conflicts in Egypt, Congo, Angola, Iran, Guatemala, and Vietnam

 

 

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