Postindustrial World Reading

1) When was the industrialization of the United States and Europe completed?

2) What happened to the colonial empires after World War II?

3) The Cold War was a conflict between countries advocating what two types of economic systems?

4) What two countries were the most important adversaries in the Cold War? Who won?

5) What other sectors of our economy besides industry have now become important?

6) Several important technological advancements have occurred in the last several years. List four of them.