1900 – Present 20th century and Beyond

Big ideas Communication and technology connect everyone and….beyond! Evidence: Evidence Analysis:.

Another big idea-violence 2. Most violent century ever, civilians more effected Dates War Military death toll Total deaths (est) 1911-1920 Mexican Revolution 200,000 1,000,000 1914-1918 World War I 8,500,000 21,500,000 1918-1921 Russian Civil War 800,00 8,800,000 1927-1937 Chinese Civil War 400,000 3,100,000 1935-1936 Abyssinian War(Italy/Egypt) 75,000 710,000 1937-1945 World War II 20,000,000 50,000,000 1945-1949 Chinese Civil War 1,200,000 6,194,000 1950-1953 Korean War 595,000 1954-1962 French-Algerian war 160,000 675,000

And some more wars… 1956-1972 SudaneseCivil War 100,000 500,000 1965 Vietnam 1,200,000 1,710,000 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war 850,000 1,000,000 1980-1989 Afghanistan (Soviets and afghans 150,000 1,800,000 Analysis: What do you think this would cause? Economically, politically, socially, culturally?

Another big idea Analysis: What does this cause? 3. USA comes to dominate a. politically (balance of power 1914, depression, WWII, 2 superpowers in Cold war, one super power 1991 to present), b. economically, and culturally (globalization, McWorld) Analysis: What does this cause?

Ideologies-some “isms” Economic and Political “morph” Socialism – Scientific, Utopian -> International Marxism Communism Fascism- Totalitarianism Representative democracy/capitalism

CCOT Revolutions New ideas about class and property, land reform How did this differ from 18th and 19th century? Answer: 1. Political legitimacy and economic viability are issues— “Banana Republics” 2. Tension between democracy and militarism esp. in Latin America ex. Chile, Brazil, Argentina (Don’t cry for me Argentina!), Nicaragua Dependency theory….yea? Or nay?

Mexican Revolution 1910-1917 Porfirio Diaz-*Military general –Elites, then peasants revolt Peasants want land Constitution 1917: but not until 1990s does some democracy appear

Communist Revolution turns to totalitarian state Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land” Vladimir Lenin Communist Revolution turns to totalitarian state

Chinese Revolutions Mao Zedong-Communist revolution turns into a totalitarian state/different than Soviets

Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro-Communist revolution turns into poor totalitarian state 1959

Iranian Revolution Shiites triumph Ayatollah Khomeini-*reaction to westernization and Shah

A New Age of Conflict Role of technology– how war changes Continued Impact of Disease (AIDS, Smallpox eradicated? Or is it?) Biological weapons Connection of Nationalism to conflict Balance of power politics versus ethnic nationalism

World War I- The Great War Causes: Underlying:N.I.M.S Immediate:Assassination Effects: 1.Depression-economic, social, cultural 2. WWII

World War II – The Western Front

Between the Wars Disillusionment- “lost generation” Depression-global

Causes of WWII WWI-War guilt clause The Great Depression Power vacuum-does democracy have weaknesses-rise of fascism and Nazism and totalitarianism Empire building of Japan

World War II – The Eastern Front

World War II- Globally

World War II- The Pacific War

Effects of WWII Leads to... Cold War 1. Divided Germany/Berlin – 2. African Nationalism 3. Creation of state of Israel- 4. China goes communist Strangest bedfellows Tons of independence movements Middle East fighting Cold War

The Cold War 1945-1991

Cold War Hot spots Korea- Vietnam- Cuban Missile Crisis Space Race-Sputnik Berlin Africa

International Organizations United Nations NATO/Warsaw pact Non-aligned nations EU NAFTA ASEAN OPEC Amnesty International Greenpeace OAU

Wars of Independence-sparked by? decolonization India, the continent of Africa!,

Decolonization A long and painful process– Resistance, Treaty of Versailles, Protests, Gradual or sudden transitions… Colonial legacies?

International Crimes 7 international organized crimes: 1. Drug trade 2. Illegal immigrant smuggling 3. Trafficking in Women and Children 4. Trafficking in body parts 5. Trafficking in Weapons 6. Trafficking in Nuclear Weapons 7. Money laundering

Terrorism 9/11 Munich Olympics ’72 Suicide bombers-every day

Independence

Colonial Legacy

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

20th century atrocities Dates Events Death toll 1900-1908 Congo uprisings 3 million 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge 1.65 mil 1914-1918 Armenian Genocide 1.5 mil 1962-1992 Ethiopian civil wars 1.4 mil 1971 East Pakistan massacres 1.25 mil 1976-1992 Mozambique civil war .8 million 1994 Rwanda .8 1991-now Somalia .35

Genocide Statistics- Think POV

Genocide

Global Economics

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

Social Reforms Rise of Feminism (suffrage for women) Civil rights movements globally Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa Class, religious, racial, gender, and sexual orientation, 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? Universal truths?