AP European History / Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
Notes
Western Europe built stable democracies and welfare states. In the 1970s–80s, economic problems led to neoliberal reforms (Margaret Thatcher: privatization, reduced union power). New movements: environmentalism (Green parties).
Practice
Margaret Thatcher's policies included:
Neoliberalism.
Green parties focus on:
New political movements.
Postwar Western European democracies generally:
Mixed economies.
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