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Question 1

The independence of African and Asian nations after World War I had much importance in European and world history . World War I sped the process of decolonization (Tucuman , handout . When the old Ottoman Empire was dismantled a lot of European holdings became angry that they had fought along with European nations and still did not gain any freedom (class handout . World War II allowed many of these holdings to become free This seems like a good thing , but many of the holdings

were unprepared for the reality of self rule (class handout . Tribal fighting became common , economies crashed , and military coups caused disaster (class handout . These holdings are now what we consider to be Third World countries (class handout . On the other hand , capitalism started in occupied Japan , and the idea spread to South Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan and Singapore (class handout . This created a large economic center that still thrives . In Europe and Asia , however , many battles raged over ethnic and religious preferences (class handout . Some of these still carry on today , and they change the bs of the world frequently . In short , African and Asian independence changed , and continues to change bs and countries as we know them and affects history at every turn .Question 2

The Third World countries were important in the rivalry between the Unites States and the USSR because they were areas that the two nations could try to influence and draw over to their side in case of a major conflict . The Third World countries were having problems with becoming modern nations (class handout . They also were experiencing huge population growth and were becoming overwhelmed (class handout . The US and the USSR took advantage of the unsteady situation to try to push their political and military influences on the newly formed nations (class handout . This caused disaster for many of them . For example Korea , Vietnam , and Afghanistan were pulled into horrible wars (class handout . Eventually the situation became so unstable that the USSR was no longer able to hold together (class handout . This created a lot more Third World countries , most of which have been left to their own devices , and a lot of which have created mass conflict with each other (class handout

Question 3

The former Soviet Union started to lose control of its colonial satellite system in Eastern Europe in March of 1985 (Russia and the Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe . This is when Mikhail Gorbachev took over control . He immediately saw that the economy of the USSR was falling apart and something must be done . He chose to try to improve foreign relations so he could move military spending to economic restructuring , otherwise known as perestroika (Russia and the Collapse of Communism ) Unfortunately , the USSR was still involved in the war in Afghanistan , there was extreme ill will from the USA and China , and Eastern Europe was a major drain on all their resources , with one exception . Poland...