Questions and answers of History Lesson 11

Give reasons:
Q3 (2). The cold war bean.
The cold war was a !eriod of intense strule for !ower between the two
su!er!owers" #$% and #$$&. 't bean after the $econd (orld (ar and continued
u! to 1))1.
a. The oriin of the cold war can be traced bac* to the establish+ent of a
socialist state in &ussia in 1)1,.
b. (estern countries considered it a !otent threat to the de+ocratic and
ca!italist way of life. They ado!ted various +eans to !ull it down but failed.
c. -urin the $econd (orld (ar" the #$% and #$$& were allies but it was a
friendshi! of convenience. .efore the war ended the +utual sus!icion and
hatred of for+er years e+ered.
d. The cold war has been loo*ed at as an ideoloical conflict between ca!italis+
and co++unis+" between de+ocracy and dictatorshi! and by so+e as a
!ower strule between two su!er !owers.
Q3(3). 'n its !ractical for+" lobali/ation has beco+e synony+ous with new
colonialis+
a. The 10
th
century was +ar*ed by eora!hical discoveries" +ercantilis+ and
subse1uently" the coloni/ation of %frica and %sia by the 2uro!ean countries.
b. These countries faced tre+endous econo+ic losses after the $econd (orld
(ar but by the 1334s" these econo+ies" s!ecially the #$%" flourished.
c. 5nce aain" they intended to e6!loit the natural resources of the develo!in
and under develo!ed countries and add to their !rofits. They raised the
sloan of liberali/ation" lobali/ation and o!enin national borders.
This has !arallels with the coloni/ation of earlier years.
d. Globali/ation has o!ened u! world +ar*ets" increased !roduction" !ro+oted
individual s*ills and +ade trade consu+er oriented.
e. 5n the other hand" it has led to uncontrolled co+!etition and !ut s+all
industries in daner. The rift between rich and !oor countries is widenin.
f. 7onsu+eris+ has set in" the dollar has beco+e God and basic hu+an values
are declinin.
Thus in its !ractical for+" lobali/ation has beco+e synony+ous with new
colonialis+