postwar europe [after wwii] Flashcards
atlantic charter
create un
not league of nations
politically stable after wwii?
un no revanchism → french revenge like wwi no one really cared bout land democratic govs !! welfare !!
cause for cold war
revisionism → us ‘made world safe for democracy’ → really just making it safe for us trade
yalta conference
after wwii decide german future big three division of germany four zones france gb us ussr
kpd
german communist party
supported by ussr
containment
kennan
long telegram
containment of communism
truman doctrine
support democrats
resist commies
30 million to greeks and turkey
north atlantic treaty organizatioin
nato
us lead
anti communist
percentage agreement
divided e europe into spheres of influence based on percentages
iron curtain
soviet control over e euro
marshall plan
offer more money to e euro
anti commie
oeec
organization for euro economic cooperation
handled $ from marshall plan
lower and remove tarriffs
ecsc
euro coal steel community
combined and distributed coal/steel in member states
european parliament
court of justice
treaty of rome
ecsc → euro econ community
common market !!
euro single act
free movement between member nations
capital, labor, and banking/insurance
maastricht treaty
common currency
the EURO !!
EU
euro union
eec → eu
more than just econ, now about defence, justice, environment
national health service
nhs
gb
cradle to grave social welfare
free healthcare
age of austerity
gb
↓ economy
indebted to usa
wartime rationing
politics of consensus
gb
labour party and conservative party agreed
provide social service
gov should manage economy
gb economic decline after wwii
older factories
old technology
no central econ planning
aggressive unions
margaret thatcher
first female pm
conservative
thatcherism
margaret thatcher econ policies tight control on $ reduce inflation cuts in public spending cut taxes > mostly for high earners
