unit 5 1914 – present. periodization why 1914? ideologies economic vs political socialism –...
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Unit 51914 – Present
Periodization
• Why 1914?
Ideologies
• Economic vs Political
• Socialism – Scientific, Revisionist
• Totalitarianism–Communism
–Fascism
• Representative democracy
Revolutions
• New ideas about class and property, land reform
• How did this differ from 18th and 19th century?
Mexican Revolution
Russian Revolution
“Peace, Bread, and
Land”
Chinese Revolutions
Cuban Revolution
Iranian Revolution
A New Age of Conflict
• Role of technology– how war changes
• Continued impact of disease
• Connection of nationalism to conflict
• Balance of power politics versus ethnic nationalism
WW I- The Great War
WW II – The Western Front
WW II – The Eastern Front
WW II- The Pacific War
WW II- Globally
The Cold War
International Organizations
Wars of Independence
Decolonization
• A long and painful process– Resistance, Treaty of Versailles, protests, gradual or sudden transitions…
• Colonial legacies?
Independence
Colonial Legacy
Global Economics• Global Depression• North and South• Interdependence• Emergence of Pacific Rim• Globalization– pros and
cons?–NAFTA and W.T.O.–Consumerism–Religious response to
Globalization
Global Economics
Human Rights
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
• Genocide Convention, 1948–Armenian 1918–Jewish Holocaust 1930’s- 1940’s–Cambodia- Pol Pot 1975- 1979–Rwanda, 1994
• Child labor, soldiers, slavery
Genocide Statistics
Genocide
International Terrorism
Social Reforms
• Rise of feminism (suffrage for women+)
• Civil rights movements globally
• Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
• Class, religious, racial and gender reforms worldwide
Social Changes
Human-Environmental Interaction
• Continued urbanization
• Green Revolution
• Deforestation
• Ozone depletion
• Global environmental efforts
Human Environmental Interaction
Demographics
• World population 6.5 billion
• Global impacts?
World Population
Conclusions
• Impact of technology?
• Role of international organizations?
• Challenges?
Unit 51914 – Present