The First World? Postwar Europe and the Americas (1945 onwards) - A Complete History Overview

Postwar Europe and the Americas covers the postwar period in Europe (Western Europe, the Balkans, and Russia), and in the Americas (United States, Canada, Latin America)! Consider becoming a member for early access and to keep the project going: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn4wt14ytUbngBJp8SsWKQ/join This comprehensive video examines the post-World War II evolution of Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas, and cultural movements from the 1950s through the 1990s. It delves into France's transition under Charles de Gaulle and the establishment of the Fifth Republic, Germany's confrontation with its Nazi past alongside the emergence of radical leftist movements, and the United Kingdom's challenges during the Northern Ireland Troubles, including Bloody Sunday. The narrative extends to Eastern Europe's post-communist era, highlighting Yugoslavia's disintegration and prolonged conflict, as well as Russia's tumultuous journey under Boris Yeltsin, marked by the Chechen Wars and Vladimir Putin's ascent. In the United States, the video traverses the creation of modern suburbia in the 1950s, the 1960s' Civil Rights Movement under JFK and Johnson, the 1970s' Watergate scandal and economic stagflation during Nixon, Ford, and Carter's administrations, the 1980s' Reaganomics, and the political landscape of the 1990s leading up to the contentious 2000 election. Cultural exploration includes the evolution of philosophy and art, from existentialism and postmodernism to abstract expressionism and conceptual art, alongside shifts in religious practices and popular culture. The Canadian segment addresses the Great Flag Debate, Quebec's sovereignty issues culminating in the FLQ and October Crisis, and political transitions from Pierre Trudeau to Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien. The Latin American focus covers military dictatorships and communist regimes, featuring Cuba under Castro, Nicaragua's Sandinistas, Chile's Pinochet era, and Panama's Noriega, concluding with the recovery of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico from the 'Lost Decade' and their shift toward liberal democracy. This video focuses on domestic matters, but check out our first video of this series for more focus on the Cold War: https://youtu.be/mhz4JPvlDAs 0:00 Postwar Europe and post-Soviet Eastern Europe 32:52 United States (1950s to around 2001) 52:50 Philisophy, Art, and Culture 56:42 Canada and Quebec Sovereignty 1:06:00 Postwar Latin America (Perón, Pinochet, Sandinistas) The Contemporary History Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfcpkY715pWfFsQGgZGNvtSv Welcome to the Contemporary History series of the World History Summarized project! The entire project is meant to summarize broad topics in history and balances political history and events, with social/daily life, and culture. If you've watched our History of the World documentary, the project is a perfect next step. The videos are standalone, but presented in a chronological fashion. This series "Contemporary History" takes place after our megadocumentaries "The Ancient World", "The Medieval World", the "Early Modern", and the "Late Modern". It will be divided into 5 videos, taking you all over the world post-WWII, and will be called Phase 5. This will be the FINAL PHASE of the project, and this series will be considered completed, and compiled into ONE MEGA-DOCUMENTARY containing all 5 parts. ----- Check out the Sections on our Homepage for the series we are working on: https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeInHistory ----- Please subscribe to Made In History for more videos! We are always trying to grow! All images used with CC license. Music Used: Kevin Macleod - Darkest Child Kevin Macleod - Floating Cities #worldhistory #modernhistory #coldwar #history #documentary