Section outline

  • 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.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE

    Unit 8: Learning Objective A
    Explain the historical context of the Cold War after 1945.

    HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

    KC-6.2.II
    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.

    KC-6.2.IV.C.i
    Technological and economic gains experienced during World War II by the victorious nations shifted the global balance of power.