HIS 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Special Drawing Rights, Greatest Generation, Occupy Wall Street
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Many of the pillars that upheld the postwar world have either eroded away or come crashing down. There are trends in the world that are going to transform the institutions created after. Those who understand the trends and forces that shape the world have a better chance of being able to realize their dreams. There are trends that suggest that we can skirt the di cult decisions ahead if we can apply the technology available properly. Exam review tuesday december 5: review sheet, exercises. We started our journey examining world war ii. This con ict cut a path of destruction across europe, north africa, and asia, fundamentally changing the world and allowing a new international system to emerge from the ashes. Wwii was arguably the most destructive event in the 20th century. We looked at various global movements and events that shaped the postwar world: unit 1: recovery from world war ii"s global devastation 1945-1949.