The Emergence of A New Society

Rapid change due to things like computers, TV, jets, contraceptives, and new surgical techniques. A New Society was born. The Structure of European Society Changes in the middle class now including managers and technicians as large corporations and gov’t agencies increased the number of white collar admins and supervisors. Specialized knowledge from higher education was [...]

The United States and Canada: A New Era

The United States obviously became one of the world superpowers and, with tensions against the Soviet Union, became a strong force to combat communism American Politics and Security New domestic policies were mirrored on the New Deal by FDR which basically increased the role of the Fed. Gov’t and the rise of organized labor. The [...]

Recovery and Renewal in Europe

Europeans were able to make a quicker than expected recovery after being stricken by WWII and Nazism. The Soviet Union: Stalin to Khrushchev Soviet Union was devastated from WWII but Stalin’s only recovery policy was to do the same thing he did in the 1930s. Soviet laborers were expected to come up with exports without [...]