HI109 Lecture 11: HI109 WEEK 11 MAR. 27.docx
Document Summary
Shot anyone that tried to cross the wall: defections to the west, tyranny and nationalism in the balkans, romania and oil ceausescu"s tyranny, tito and personal rule. Doesn"t listen to moscow authority: neo-nationalism in bulgaria, brezhnev legacy, trying to combine growth with conformity, embarking on a new arms race. If they couldn"t compete economically they would take up arms: approaching crisis. Economic strains in the west: oil shocks and stagflation, oil crisis of 1973. Economy and society very dependent on oil and petroleum: job losses. Large amount: exporting jobs, price increases with no boom to sustain them. New expenses: stagflation, post industrialism, hits britain really hard, manufacturing weakness, alienating young, poor and marginalized. Increases willingness and higher classes to sacrifice to help them out: sacrificing welfare state to maintain europe"s place. Higher class sacrifices for the young, poor, marginalized. Immigration and the new right: foreign labour and the boom. Turks, indians etc that moved to germany: race riots.
