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    SUMMARY 2

    viernes, 24 de mayo de 2024 22:23

    US CULTURE, POLITICS, AND GLOBAL POWER

    • Global Influence of English and Power Transition


    - English has become synonymous with "international" and "global."
    - Britain was a global power; post-WWII power transition to the US was peaceful.
    - By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the US replaced Great Britain as the world's largest economy.

    • Post-WWII US Emergence
    - In 1945, the US became a dominant superpower.
    - Shift from isolationism to international involvement.
    - The US influenced global economic, political, military, cultural, and technological affairs.
    - Economic growth led to the rise of a middle class.
    - Period marked by the Cold War and the civil rights movement.

    A NEW GLOBAL POWER

    • British-American Relations
    - Shared history, religion, language, legal system, and kinship ties.
    - WWII cemented the "Special Relationship."
    - English language dominance in global sectors.
    - Unique cooperation in trade, commerce, military planning, nuclear technology, and intelligence sharing.

    • Post-WWII Initiatives
    - Atlantic Charter (August 1941): FDR and Churchill's idealistic goals for post-war peace and self-determination.
    - United Nations: Established with US help post-WWII to maintain global peace, headquartered in New York City.

    • The Cold War (1947-1991)


    - Long, tense conflict with the Soviet Union marked by arms race, proxy wars, and ideological dominance.
    - Marshall Plan (1947): US investment in European economies to create export markets and contain Soviet influence.
    - Truman Doctrine: US commitment to support democratic nations against authoritarian threats, key to Cold War policy.
    - US foreign policy shaped by anti-communism and interventionism.

    • Bretton Woods Conference (1944)


    - US held two-thirds of the world's gold reserves; currencies linked to the dollar.
    - World Bank and IMF: Created to stabilize global economy, both headquartered in Washington DC.
    - United Nations: Evolved from the Atlantic Charter, financed by member states, significant US contribution.
    - Post-1991: US as the dominant global power post-Soviet Union collapse, significant legacy of espionage and nuclear threat.

    US SOCIAL HISTORY

    • Post-WWII Social Changes


    - National unity and celebration of peace.
    - Suburbanization: Doubling homes, 80% of Americans owned cars.
    - Strong adherence to American values like individualism and equal opportunity.
    - Baby Boom: Economic growth, low unemployment, veterans reintegration via GI Bill of Rights.
    - Consumer economy growth: High TV, car, and home ownership rates.

    AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM
    - Perception of the US as a uniquely free nation based on democratic ideals.
    - Seen as a model for the world, but conditions of its founding are unique.
    - Important to consider American exceptionalism in the context of racial and gender issues.

    CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT


    - Middle-class benefits of the 1950s were not inclusive for African Americans.
    - Civil rights movement aimed to end segregation and discrimination, secure legal and federal protections.
    - Movement characterized by nonviolence, resulted in laws protecting constitutional rights for all Americans.

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    - Movement characterized by nonviolence, resulted in laws protecting constitutional rights for all Americans.
    - Founding Fathers' principles vs. 20th-century practices of democracy and inequality.

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