UNIT 08 ยท COLD WAR AND DECOLONIZATION
Unit 8 Topic Hub
Cold War and Decolonization
Ideological conflict, proxy wars, decolonization, new states, and resistance from c. 1900 to the present.
TOPIC 8.1
Setting the Stage
Political, economic, and ideological conditions after World War II.
TOPIC 8.2
The Cold War
US-Soviet rivalry, alliances, arms race, and ideological conflict.
TOPIC 8.3
Effects of the Cold War
Proxy wars, intervention, military alliances, and global realignment.
TOPIC 8.4
Spread of Communism
Revolution, reform, and communist movements across regions.
TOPIC 8.5
Decolonization After 1900
Nationalist movements and the end of formal empire.
TOPIC 8.6
Newly Independent States
Political, economic, and social challenges after independence.
TOPIC 8.7
Global Resistance to Power
Nonalignment, civil rights, feminism, and anti-authoritarian movements.
TOPIC 8.8
End of the Cold War
Reform, collapse, and the reshaping of global politics.
TOPIC 8.9
Causation in the Cold War and Decolonization
Analyze causes and effects of Cold War conflict and decolonization.