AP World History: Modern / Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900–present)
8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
Notes
WWII weakened empires and created superpowers; the Cold War shaped decolonization and conflicts; the Cold War's end created new states and a US-led order.
Practice
WWII contributed to decolonization by:
Exhausted empires.
The Cold War shaped decolonization because:
Global competition.
After 1991, many new states formed from:
15 republics.
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