PPT-Post-Communist Countries in Central

Europe Emma Jane Riddle 2013 Overview Business culture in Poland Managing employees in the Czech Republic Statistics population and GDP The European Union and the euro currency Economic . Lesson 5.2. Knight’s Charge. Write 4 complex sentences using the words “because” (for 2) and “when” (for 2). Write them about WWII and the Cold War.. Examples:. BECAUSE. the USSR and the US had different political and economic systems, there was a lot of tension between the two countries during the Cold War.. Care About Exchange Rates . in Addition to Inflation?. SNB-IMF Conference on. the International Monetary System. Zurich, May 13, 2014. Jeffrey Frankel. Harpel. Professor of Capital Formation & Growth Harvard University. Presentation Outline. Nations of the Soviet Union. Legitimacy in the Soviet Union. Political Institutions. The Command Economy. Gorbachev’s reforms (perestroika, glasnost, and . novoye. . mneniya. Stalin’s legacy. Defends Soviets from Germany WWII and expands Soviet influence. Occupation of East European bloc – Split of Germany – German Democratic Republic (GDR) East; Federal Republic of Germany (FDG) West. “We must have faith in the masses and we must have faith in the Party. These are two cardinal principles. If we doubt these principles, we shall accomplish nothing.”. Mao Zedong. “Protect the interests of the youth, women and children - provide assistance to young students who cannot afford to continue their studies, help the youth and women to organize in order to participate on an equal footing in all work useful to the war effort and to social progress, ensure freedom of marriage and equality as between men and women, and give young people and children a useful education....”. Historical background: Japan invaded China in 1937 and occupied large parts of it until Japan’s defeat in the Second World War in 1945. In 1949 the Chinese Communist Party established the People’s Republic of China . War time production ends and 800,000 lose jobs post. Mostly Women and Minorities. Lack of supply causes prices to rise. People have $ but nothing to buy!. G.I. bill increases housing demands. G.I. Bill = $ soldiers got for their WWII service. Political Fragmentation. Chiang Kai . Shek. Nationalists & Communists vs. Japan. People’s Republic of China - 1949. Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976). Son of wealthy farmers. Rejects Confucianism. Chairman of the CCP in 1935. Lampros. , . Priyanka. . Patil. What is it?. The idea that if one key nation in a region fell to control of communists, others would follow like toppling dominoes. . According . to the theory, nations on the borders of communist nations could be considered under threat, potentially falling like dominoes to communist influence and setting up a situation in which communism would rapidly spread across a region or perhaps even an entire . a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” . b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. . Chapter 30 page 964 The Cold War Marshall Plan [1948] “European Recovery Program.” Secretary of State, George Marshall The U. S. should provide aid to all European nations that need it. a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” . b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. . The Origins of the Cold War. How did the conferences at Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta attempt to shape the postwar world?. Why did the Potsdam Conference further increase tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?. Lecture 2. Learning objective. The CEE countries before 1990 – central planned economy. Stages of transformation process in CEE countries. Economic and social costs of transformation. Privatisation.