What is the steel trigger price mechanism of 1978?
Learn more about the protectionist policy imposed by the USA in 1978 to protect its steel industry.
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How did the 1973 Oil Crisis affect the United States?
Examine the economic impacts of the 1973 oil crisis on the USA, such as the recession that lasted nearly three years.
What is the Reverse Course policy?
Learn more about the Reverse Course, also known as gyaku kōsu, which contributed to Japan’s economic miracle.
Golden Age of Capitalism: Revisited
Examine the developments in the 1950s and 1960s to ascertain whether these decades were considered a ‘Golden Age of Capitalism’.
What is the Monnet Plan?
Learn more about the economic recovery plan initiated by Jean Monnet in the 1950s.
Who is U Thant?
Learn more about the Burmese Secretary-General of the UN who served from 1961 to 1971.
How did the UN support decolonisation?
Learn more about General Assembly Resolution 1514 that advocated self-determination, thereby supporting the decolonisation of Third World nations in the 1960s.
What is the Uniting for Peace resolution?
Learn more about the Acheson Plan which led to the adoption of Resolution 377A (V) also known as the ‘Uniting for Peace’.
When did Poland declare martial law?
Learn more about the significance of martial law declared in Poland on 13 December 1981.
What is the Mischief Reef incident?
Learn more about the Mischief Reef dispute that began in 1994, escalating tensions with the Philippines.