20 TH CENTURY WARS 20 TH CENTURY TOPICS
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20 TH CENTURY WARS 20 TH CENTURY TOPICS IB HISTORY
• Causes of War • Economic, ideological, political, territorial and other causes • Short- and long-term causes • Practices of War & their Impact on the Outcome CAUSES & EFFECTS OF 20 TH CENTURY WARS • Types of war: civil wars; wars between states; guerilla wars • Technological developments; theatres of war—air, land, and sea • The extent of the mobilization of human & economic resources • The influence and/or involvement of foreign powers • Effects of War • The successes and failures of peacemaking • Territorial changes • Political repercussions (Short-term and long-term) • Economic, social and demographic impact; changes in the role and status of women
TYPES OF WAR • Civil • Disputes within a country over the direction, governmental system, or composition of the country • Examples include: US Civil War; Spanish Civil War; Chinese Civil War • Guerrilla (See Causes and Effects pages 18 -20) • Can be seen as a type of war but is most often considered a tactic • Examples of its use include: American Revolutionary War; Chinese Civil War; Vietnam War; Cuban Revolution • Revolutionary/ Wars for Independence • American Revolution • French Revolution • Haitian Revolution • Latin American Wars for Independence • Types of war can vary depending on your perspective and can be different types in different theaters of war
TOTAL V. LIMITED WAR • Total • All resources (economic, industrial, natural, material, educational, and human) are mobilized. • In the 20 th century this has also included the targeting of civilians. • Examples include: WWI and WWII • Limited • A portion of a nation’s resources are committed • Military actions are limited in their scope or focus • Examples include the Korean War (from a US perspective) ; WWI
CAUSES OF WAR • • Nationalism Militarism Racism Imperialism Alliance System Industrialization Differences in Ideology (economic, political, religious)
PRACTICES OF WAR • Theatres of War • Air • Land • Sea • Technological Developments • Mobilization of human and economic resources • Influence and/or involvement of foreign powers
EFFECTS OF WAR • Successes and failures of peacemaking • Territorial changes • Political repercussions • Economic, social and demographic impact • Changes in the role and status of women
CONFLICTS OF FOCUS • WWI (1914 -1918) • Spanish Civil War • Vietnam (1964 -1975) (1936 -1939) • Algerian War (19541962) • WWII (1939 -1945) • Chinese Civil War • Falklands/Malvinas (1945 -1949) War (1982)
