The Industrialized Democracies Chapter 15.2
America Progress and Changes US economic prosperity IMF and World Bank Suburbanization American culture Truman programs IKE highway system Gas shortage Middle East
Democracy Expands Opportunity Equality and opportunity Discrimination Brown vs Board of Education Dr.King-civil rights Women’s movement Great Society Reagan-ends Cold War
Western Europe Rebuilds Germany divided, West and East Germany West Germany-democracy and prosperity East Germany-communist and lower standard of living 1990 Germany reunified
Konrad Adenauer-West Germany leads rebuilding Britian loses colonies France loses colonies Welfare state-social programs, taxes up govt up European Community
Japan is Transformed 1945 Japan destroyed/rebuilt MacArthur constitution No emperor-parliamentary democracy Economic miracle GDP increases Exports, cars, electronics New factories