1914-Present A period of increasing global interaction
Periodization Why 1914? What happened in 1914? What were the results of that event?
Changing Ideologies Economic vs. political Socialism—Scientific, Utopian International Marxism Communism Fascism—Totalitarianism Representative Democracy
Revolutions How do they differ from the 18 th and 19 th C revolutions? New ideologies
Mexican Revolution
Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land”
Chinese Revolution
Chinese Communist Revolution
Iran: Islamic Revolution, 1979
A New Age of Conflict Role of technology—the impact on war and vice versa Continued impact of disease Nationalism connection Balance of power politics vs. ethnic nationalism
World War 1—The Great War
World War II—the Eastern Front
World War II—the Pacific War
World War II—Globally
The Cold War
International Organizations
Struggles for Independence Ireland Zimbabwe Bosnia Vietnam India Etc.
New Patterns of Nationalism Fascism Genocide Passivism Communism Global citizen
International Terrorism
Decolonization Long, painful process resistance, Treaty of Versailles, protests, gradual or sudden… Colonial legacy
Independence
Colonial Legacy Mixed relationships Religions Languages
Global Economies Global Depression North and South orientation Interdependence Emergence of the Pacific Rim Globalization –NAFTA, WTO –Consumerism –Religious response
Global Economics
Global Economics
World GDP Map
Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 Genocide Convention, 1948 –Armenian 1918 –Jewish Holocaust 1930s-1940s –Cambodia –Rwanda 1994 –Currently??
Genocide
Social Reform Rise of feminism Global civil rights movements Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa Class, religious, racial, gender, etc. reforms worldwide
Human Environmental Interaction Continued urbanization Deforestation Ozone depletion Global warming Global environmental efforts
Demographics World population 6.5 billion and rising Global Impact
World Population
Conclusions Impact of technology? Role of international organizations? Challenges? Universal truths? What is the best model for studying increased intercultural contacts in the 20 th /21 st centuries? What are the advantages/disadvantages of using units of analysis in the 20 th C., such as the nation, the world, the West, the developing world, etc?