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The late 1970 s. The world was in turmoil never before had so many people taking to the streets millions of demonstrators demanded more democracy greater freedom higher wages and world peace and across the globe women were calling for equal rights. But all these hopes seem to take a back seat in a world shackled to the ongoing confrontation between the United States and the soviet union. There appeared to be little alternative to the 2 political blocs the cold war had the world firmly in its grip. On. The west was still feeling the after effects of the oil crisis of the early 1970 s. Economic growth had slowed. And unemployment was steadily rising and the postwar boom had come to an end. In britain James Callaghans labor government came under pressure from its financial obligations to the International Monetary fund but also from a seemingly endless series of strikes that have paralyzed the country. In Eastern Europe poland remained under soviet rule the polish economy was in crisis an

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