Introduction to unit 8: COLD WAR AND DECOLONIZATION

KC-6.2 Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts. 

KC-6.2.II Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following the World War I; however, in the years following the World War II, increasing antiimperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states. 

KC-6.2.IV.C The Cold War conflict extended beyond its basic ideological origins to have profound effects on economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of global events. 

KC-6.3 The role of the state in the domestic economy varied, and new institutions of global association emerged and continued to develop throughout the century. 

KC-6.3.I States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the 20th century.