1900 Present 20 th century and Beyond Periodization
1900 – Present 20 th century and Beyond
Periodization w Why 1900?
Ideologies w Economic vs Political w Socialism – Scientific, Utopian -> International Marxism w Communism w Fascism- Totalitarianism w Representative democracy
Revolutions w New ideas about class and property, land reform w How did this differ from 18 th and 19 th century?
Mexican Revolution
Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land”
Chinese Revolutions
Cuban Revolution
Iranian Revolution
A New Age of Conflict w Role of technology– how war changes w Continued Impact of Disease w Connection of Nationalism to conflict w Balance of power politics versus ethnic nationalism
World War I- The Great War
World War II – The Western Front
World War II – The Eastern Front
World War II- Globally
World War II- The Pacific War
The Cold War
International Organizations
Wars of Independence
International Terrorism
Decolonization w A long and painful process– Resistance, Treaty of Versailles, Protests, Gradual or sudden transitions… w Colonial legacies?
Independence
Colonial Legacy
Global Economics w w w Global Depression North and South Interdependence Emergence of Pacific Rim Globalization– pros and cons? n n n NAFTA and W. T. O. Consumerism Religious response to Globalization
Global Economics
Human Rights w Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 w Genocide Convention, 1948 n n Armenian 1918 Jewish Holocaust 1930’s- 1940’s Cambodia- Pol Pot 1975 - 1979 Rwanda, 1994 w Child Labor, Soldiers, Slavery
Genocide Statistics- Think POV
Genocide
Social Reforms w Rise of Feminism (suffrage for women) w Civil rights movements globally w Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa w Class, religious, racial, gender, and sexual orientation, reforms worldwide
Social Changes
Human Environmental Interaction w Continued Urbanization w Green Revolution w Deforestation w Ozone depletion w Global environmental efforts
Human Environmental Interaction
Demographics w World Population 6. 5 billion w Global impacts?
World Population
Conclusions w Impact of technology? w Role of International Organizations? w Challenges? w Universal truths?
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