1. 1900 – Present 20 th century and Beyond

2. Periodization  Why 1900?

3. Ideologies  Economic vs Political  Socialism – Scientific, Utopian -> International Marxism  Communism  Fascism- Totalitarianism  Representative democracy

4. Revolutions  New ideas about class and property, land reform  How did this differ from 18 th and 19 th century?

5. Mexican Revolution

6. Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land”

7. Chinese Revolutions

8. Cuban Revolution

9. Iranian Revolution

10. 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

11. World War I- The Great War

12. World War II – The Western Front

13. World War II – The Eastern Front

14. World War II- Globally

15. World War II- The Pacific War

16. The Cold War

17. International Organizations

18. Wars of Independence

19. International Terrorism

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

21. Independence

22. Colonial Legacy

23. 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

24. Global Economics

25. 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

26. Genocide Statistics- Think POV

27. Genocide

28. 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

29. Social Changes

30. Human Environmental Interaction  Continued Urbanization  Green Revolution  Deforestation  Ozone depletion  Global environmental efforts

31. Human Environmental Interaction

32. Demographics  World Population 6.5 billion  Global impacts?

33. World Population

34. Conclusions  Impact of technology?  Role of International Organizations?  Challenges?  Universal truths?