Unit Seven The World Since 1945 Intro to the Unit Look the picture of Singapore on page 748. Note the elements of both traditional and modern worlds in the picture. Old-style houses and boats in the foreground Modern skyscrapers in the background As you work through the unit, consider why this mixture of traditional and modern might serve as a metaphor for the Asian experience in the 20 th century

Unit Objectives After studying Unit Seven, you will be able to: 1. Explain how postwar problems were settled in Europe 2. Discuss how the cold war influenced Europe 3. Explain why the Communist bloc developed in Europe 4. ID the major problems in the postwar world 5.. Outline the spread of communism after 1945

Unit Objectives 6. Explain why Japan became a leading economic power after WWII 7. Analyze how nations in Africa, the Middle East and SE Asia achieved independence after WWII 8. Summarize the impact of the Vietnam war 9. Describe the conflicts in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands since Outline the leadership role of the US in world affairs from 1968 to present

Unit Objectives 11. List signs of economic and political stability in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s 12. ID the political and economic challenges the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe faced in the 1980s 13. Describe how technological changes affected ideas and behavior after WWII 14. ID changes in the arts and literature after Summarize changes in the patterns of living in the postwar era

Chapter 33 (1945 to the Present) The Modern World Faced the Challenge of Rapid Change Chapter Objective 1. Discuss how air travel, space exploration, computers and miniaturization have revolutionized communications, medicine, travel and international relations 2. Describe the major changes in society brought about by lasers, genetic research, plastics and other scientific developments

Chapter Objectives 3. Define abstract expressionism, pop and op art and tell how they affected painting and sculpture 4. Compare the ways in which the postwar era influenced architecture, art, music, film, drama, poetry and novels 5. Explain why there was a heightened sense of social concern in the postwar years 6. Outline how the social sciences helped people understand themselves and their culture

Interdependence of Countries Imagine you earn a living by working in a candy factory. What ingredients might go into a candy bar? Sugar-maybe from the US or Caribbean Islands Chocolate might come from cocoa seeds grown in Africa Nuts might come from Brazil Corn syrup might be produced from corn grown in the US Coconut might come from and island in the south pacific

Interdependence In addition the candy has to be wrapped in a paper wrapper, which might have been produced by a paper company in the Pacific Northwest How might you be affected if a drought broke out in the Midwest and damaged the corn crops, a revolution took place on the Caribbean Islands and cut off the sugar supply or a war broke out in Africa

Chapter 33 overview In the years following WWII, the way people lived and their attitudes toward the world changed significantly Major technological advances Space exploration, jet travel, computers, knowledge of heredity and genes, atomic energy, plastics, antibiotics and the green revolution All these things affected life and thought

The Arts Art, literature and architecture stressed experimentation in ideas and techniques Innovation was equally apparent in the worlds of music, dance, theater and film

Industrialization The pace of industrialization generated a change in the ways of life as well The amount of leisure time increased for the individual The rapid pace of change caused people to look for anchors of stability, such as religion People became aware of social problems such as hunger and famine, violations of human rights, depletion of natural resources and the destruction of the environment The social sciences enjoyed a golden age after 1945 because researchers sought greater understanding of social and individual behavior

33.1 Objectives 1. Discuss how air travel, space exploration, computers and miniaturization have revolutionized communications, medicine, travel and international relations 2. Describe the major changes in society brought about by lasers, genetic research, plastics and other scientific developments

Chapter 33 section 1 (33.1) Technological changes Affected Ideas and Behavior (pgs ) Technological changes after 1945 affected all nations of the world Advances were made in air travel, space exploration, miniaturization, computers, lasers, genetic research, the atom, plastics, antibiotics and agriculture

Practice /Homework Read section 1, Notes (at least one page) 33.1 section review page 884 Critical thinking worksheet 74 (CT Wks) Profile work sheet 33 Bulletin board display on scientific and technological achievements of the past 50 years