Title: Unit 8 Topics - Google Docs
Headings: Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization
C. 1900 - present
AP Exam Weighting: 8-10%

Content: Historical Developments
Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following World War I; however, in the years following World War II, increasing anti-imperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states. Technological and economic gains experienced during World War II by the victorious nations shifted the global balance of power. Topic 8.2 The Cold War
Thematic Focus - Cultural Developments and Interactions (CDI)
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications
Learning Objective
Explain the causes and effects of the ideological struggle of the Cold War. Historical Developments
The global balance of economic and political power shifted during and after World War II and rapidly evolved into the Cold War. The democracy of the United States and the authoritarian communist Soviet Union emerged as superpowers, which led to ideological conflict and a power struggle between capitalism and communism across the globe. Groups and individuals, including the Non-Aligned Movement, opposed and promoted alternatives to the existing economic, political, and social orders. Non-Aligned Movement: Sukarno in Indonesia
Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana
Topic 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
Thematic Focus - Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.