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Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) Became the president of France as a result of the panic caused by the Algerian crisis; made a Fifth Republic that enhanced the power of the president and raised industry to levels higher than America; cost of living rose as a result of gov't deficits and in 1968 there were many student protests, resigned in 1969 Francois Mitterrand (1916-1995) Leader of the socialist party in France, which had become the largest party in the National Assembly. Elected president in 1981 and passed a number of measures to aid workers (higher wage, more vacation, etc), ultimately not such a great effect Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) became the Federal Republic of (West) Germany's "founding hero". Ressurected the economy, unemployment rate from 8% down to 0.4% Willy Brandt (1913-1992) 1969 Social Democratic Chancellor of W. Germany, came after Adenauer, worked out a treaty with East Germany in 1971 Helmut Kohl 1982 leader od the Christian Democrati Union in W. Germany, formed a new center right government, saw the 1990 reunification of E and W Germany, Germany became the leading power in Europe under his reign, but then the economy collapsed and employment became high and Germany moved more toward Social Democrats welfare state Britain turned into this under Clement Atlee (1883-1967), basically the term for a state with national medical care and insurance Socialized medicine system (in Britain) that forced doctors and dentists to work with state hospitals, although private practice could be maintained Margaret Thatcher 1979 became the first woman prime minister in British history, known as the "iron lady" as she did not break the power of labor unions. Overall the economy prospered, but some of the old industrial parts suffered, resigned when antitax riots broke out ethnic cleansing Serbian policy of killing or forcibly removing Bosnian Muslims from their lands, led to the Serbian massacre at Srebenica that killed over 8000 men and boys KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) a group of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, former Serbian republic, that began a campaign against Serbian rule in Kosovo, when Serb forces began to masscre these people, the US and EU stepped in Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) A French Canadian who came to power in Canada in 1968. Created a bilingual federal civil service and encouraged growth of French culture in Canada, ultimately weakened the government and caused high inflation Brian Mulroney Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party that took power in Canada in 1984. Sought privatization of nationalized companies and negotiated a free trade agreement with the US, not very popular Fulgencio Batista (1903-1973) dictator in Cuba supported by the US, responded to Castro with such brutality that he lost the bulk of his supporters, fled in 1958 and was replaced by Casto Fidel Castro responded to Batista with guerrila warfare and won, seizing Havanna in 1959; in 1960 declared himself a Marxist...1961 US broke relations with Cuba, CIA assissted Cuban exiles in Bay of Pigs was a disaster Juan Peron prominent memeber of the military regime that seized power in Argentina in 1943, elected pres later that year. cheif supporters were labor class, so he increased industrialization, freed Argentina from foreign investors, began to create a Facist government and was overthrown in 1955 Brazil country where the military took control and they began an era of "economic miracle", in 1980s it turned into an economic nightmare and they reutrned to democracy Tlaltelolco Square 1968, Mexico City university students protest of the domination of one single party; police forces opened fire and killed hundreds of students permissive society a label critics applied to the new society of postwar Europe. Deals with the rise in changes in morals and manners and the rise of the new sex and drugs culture Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) a French woman who contributed to the women's liberation movement by writing a highly influential book in 1949 called "The Second Sex" Betty Friedan An American woman who contributed to the women's liberation movement by practicing journalism and writing a book in 1963 called "The Feminine Mystique", where she analyzed the problems of denied equality to men