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1900 – Present 20th century and Beyond
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Big ideas Communication and technology connect everyone and….beyond!
Evidence: Evidence Analysis:.
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Another big idea-violence
2. Most violent century ever, civilians more effected Dates War Military death toll Total deaths (est) Mexican Revolution 200,000 1,000,000 World War I 8,500,000 21,500,000 Russian Civil War 800,00 8,800,000 Chinese Civil War 400,000 3,100,000 Abyssinian War(Italy/Egypt) 75,000 710,000 World War II 20,000,000 50,000,000 Chinese Civil War 1,200,000 6,194,000 Korean War 595,000 French-Algerian war 160,000 675,000
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And some more wars… SudaneseCivil War 100,000 500,000 1965 Vietnam 1,200,000 1,710,000 Iran-Iraq war 850,000 1,000,000 Afghanistan (Soviets and afghans 150,000 1,800,000 Analysis: What do you think this would cause? Economically, politically, socially, culturally?
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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?
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Ideologies-some “isms”
Economic and Political “morph” Socialism – Scientific, Utopian -> International Marxism Communism Fascism- Totalitarianism Representative democracy/capitalism
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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?
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Mexican Revolution Porfirio Diaz-*Military general –Elites, then peasants revolt Peasants want land Constitution 1917: but not until 1990s does some democracy appear
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Communist Revolution turns to totalitarian state
Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land” Vladimir Lenin Communist Revolution turns to totalitarian state
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Chinese Revolutions Mao Zedong-Communist revolution turns into a totalitarian state/different than Soviets
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Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro-Communist revolution turns into poor totalitarian state 1959
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Iranian Revolution Shiites triumph
Ayatollah Khomeini-*reaction to westernization and Shah
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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
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World War I- The Great War
Causes: Underlying:N.I.M.S Immediate:Assassination Effects: 1.Depression-economic, social, cultural 2. WWII
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World War II – The Western Front
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Between the Wars Disillusionment- “lost generation” Depression-global
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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
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World War II – The Eastern Front
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World War II- Globally
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World War II- The Pacific War
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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
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The Cold War
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Cold War Hot spots Korea- Vietnam- Cuban Missile Crisis
Space Race-Sputnik Berlin Africa
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International Organizations
United Nations NATO/Warsaw pact Non-aligned nations EU NAFTA ASEAN OPEC Amnesty International Greenpeace OAU
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Wars of Independence-sparked by? decolonization
India, the continent of Africa!,
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Decolonization A long and painful process– Resistance, Treaty of Versailles, Protests, Gradual or sudden transitions… Colonial legacies?
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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
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Terrorism 9/11 Munich Olympics ’72 Suicide bombers-every day
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Independence
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Colonial Legacy
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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
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20th century atrocities Dates Events Death toll
Congo uprisings million Khmer Rouge mil Armenian Genocide mil Ethiopian civil wars mil East Pakistan massacres mil Mozambique civil war million Rwanda 1991-now Somalia
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Genocide Statistics- Think POV
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Genocide
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Global Economics
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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
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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
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Social Changes
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Human Environmental Interaction
Continued Urbanization Green Revolution Deforestation Ozone depletion Global environmental efforts
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Human Environmental Interaction
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Demographics World Population 6.5 billion Global impacts?
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World Population
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Conclusions Impact of technology? Role of International Organizations?
Challenges? Universal truths?
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