Overview of Civil Society Protests (Grade 12 NSC Matric History): Flashcards

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The World After WWII
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When WWII ended

May 1945

Two superpowers after 1945

USA and USSR

Systems represented by USA vs USSR

Democracy vs communism

Cold War

Ideological conflict between democratic USA & communist USSR

Economic period after WWII (30 yrs of growth)

Golden age

Post-war educational change

More people attended university than ever before

New social class that emerged post-war

New middle class with specialised skills & higher education

Change in women's work post-WWII

Women began taking paid work outside home in greater numbers

What 1960s were called

Swinging Sixties

Three key struggles of 1950s-60s

Gender equality, civil rights, democratic rights

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