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CHAPTER● 33 1945–Present
Restructuring the Postwar World 962
1 Cold War: Superpowers Face Off 965
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: The Space Race 971
2 Communists Take Power in China 972
3 Wars in Korea and Vietnam 976
4 The Cold War Divides the World 982
HISTORY IN DEPTH: How the Cold War Was Fought 983
5 The Cold War Thaws 988CHAPTER● 34 1945–Present
The Colonies Become New Nations 994
1 The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom 997
2 Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence 1004
SOCIAL HISTORY: Changing Times in Southeast Asia 1010
3 New Nations in Africa 1012
4 Conflicts in the Middle East 1017
HISTORY IN DEPTH:Signs of Hope 1022
5 Central Asia Struggles 1024CHAPTER● 35 1945–Present
Struggles for Democracy 1030
1 Democracy
CASE STUDY Latin American Democracies 1033
2 The Challenge of Democracy in Africa 1040
3 The Collapse of the Soviet Union 1046
4 Changes in Central and Eastern Europe 1052
HISTORY IN DEPTH: Ethnic Groups in the Former Yugoslavia 1057
5 China: Reform and Reaction 1059
HISTORY THROUGH ART: Photojournalism 1064CHAPTER● 36 1960–Present
Global Interdependence 1068
1 The Impact of Science and Technology 1071
2 Global Economic Development 1075
ANALYZING KEY CONCEPTS: Globalization 1078
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: Economics and the Environment 1081
3 Global Security Issues 1082
4 Terrorism
CASE STUDY September 11, 2001 1087
5 Cultures Blend in a Global Age 1093
GLOBAL IMPACT: Rock ‘n’ Roll 1094
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING: Nation Building 11001945–Present
Perspectives on the Present
Winston Churchill, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin
(page 965)Nelson Mandela (page 1044)ISS satellite (page 1072)