| 1. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet
Union began as the Second World War ended. How did
these two nations seek to influence the postwar political
order in Europe? |
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| 2. Postwar economic growth was accompanied by greater
economic integration among Western European nations.
What were the goals of those who sought to create the
unified European market and which nations played key roles
in its development? |
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| 3. Between the late 1940s and the mid-1960s almost all the
European colonies in Asia and Africa demanded and received
their independence, either peacefully or through armed
conflict. What combination of events made Europeans less
able to defend their colonial empires against the claims of
nationalists who sought independence from Europe? |
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| 4. Decolonization and the Cold War reinforced a sense that
Europe’s place in the world needed to be rethought. How
did intellectuals, writers, and artists react to the loss of
European influence in the world? |
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