The Western Experience, 10th Edition (Chambers)

Chapter 29: Europe in the Postwar Era

Problems for Analysis

I. The Postwar Landscape

1
Compare the political evolution of Eastern and Western Europe between 1945 and 1950.
2
Trace the evolution of the Cold War in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Why was competition between the two great powers so intense?
3
What roles did the United States and the Soviet Union play in the economic recovery of Europe? How important was the Marshall Plan? Did the United States and the Soviet Union benefit by providing recovery aid? Explain.

II. The End of Empire

4
In what ways did European powers attempt to hold on to or reassert political control of colonies after WWI? How did their ability to do this change after WWII?
5
How did the emergence of the Cold War affect the relationships and tensions between colonies and former colonies and the European powers?

III. Political Tensions in the Bipolar World

6
Evaluate the attempts by various European states to achieve increased independence from U.S. or Soviet influence.
7
How effective were Khrushchev's "de-Stalinization" efforts? Was he successful in his attempts to further modernize the Soviet Union?

IV. 1968 and Its Aftermath

8
What changes, if any, did the revolutions of 1968 accomplish? Was there any uniformity of purpose across the movements?
9
Why did Eurocommunism develop? What effect did it have on the larger communist movement?
10
In what ways did Eastern and Western European nations face different sorts of problems during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s?
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