Key Concept 6.2

The 20th century began with Europeans occupying empires around the globe and confident that things would stay that way In 1900 the United States and Japan were rising powers while Russia and China were crumbling from within The two world wars and one global Cold War later European hegemony had declined dramatically and Chinas power was rapidly rising What a difference a century can make Between those historical bookends European colonies around the world gained independence in Russia became the first of many communist nations After World War II the Union of Soviet Socialist republics USSR and the United States led their allies through decades of global tensions At the beginning of the  21stcentury Cold War worries had faded but new challenges to political social and economic stability emerged

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