Unit – 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 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 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 –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 – Present