To what extent can the World Wars be regarded as a turning point in world history?
UN was successful because everybody joined
Includes both ideological sides in the Cold War
NATO
Warsaw Pact
US: Military power instead of direct control
Increased Government involvement in Economics
ferciable
3rd world
Semi-Periphery
Nationalism is transnational
Movement of people from former colonies to former “mother countries” in search of economic opportunity
Technology (Tool and Danger)
e.g., Atomic Bomb vs. Nuclear Energy
disease of prosperity