The Industrialized Democracies

Chapter 15 Section 2

The Industrialized Democracies

America Plays Central RoleUnited Nations, World Bank, and IMF

headquarters in U.S.Postwar American Boom

RecessionPeriods of economy shrinking

SuburbanizationMoving away from urban centers

Oil ShockOPEC decreased oil exports to U.S.

America Prospers & Changes

SegregationForced separation

DiscriminationUnequal treatment or barriers

Civil Rights MovementMartin Luther King Jr. leads movement to

gain equal rights for African AmericansNonviolence

Government’s Role GrowsExpansion of social programs (welfare,

etc.)

Democracy Expands Opportunities

Germany Divided & ReunitedWestern powers create West GermanyReunited w/ East after fall of USSR

West Germany’s “Economic Miracle”Booming industrial economy built while

E. Germany struggledWelfare States

Increased government responsibilityMix of socialism and capitalism

Western Europe Rebuilds

Steps taken to unify EuropeEuropean Coal & Steel Community

Eliminate tariffs = free tradeEuropean Economic Community

Free trade of all productsGoals were to help Europe compete with U.S.

and USSR

Unifying Europe

U.S. forced:ConstitutionWomen’s rightsLand-reform

Japan became leading exporterEducated and skilled workforceU.S. protection

Japan is Transformed