1. 1914-Present A period of increasing global interaction

2. Periodization Why 1914? What happened in 1914? What were the results of that event?

3. Changing Ideologies Economic vs. political Socialism—Scientific, Utopian  International Marxism Communism Fascism—Totalitarianism Representative Democracy

4. Revolutions How do they differ from the 18 th and 19 th C revolutions? New ideologies

5. Mexican Revolution

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

7. Chinese Revolution

8. Chinese Communist Revolution

9. Iran: Islamic Revolution, 1979

10. 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

11. World War 1—The Great War

12. World War II—the Eastern Front

13. World War II—the Pacific War

14. World War II—Globally

15. The Cold War

16. International Organizations

17. Struggles for Independence Ireland Zimbabwe Bosnia Vietnam India Etc.

18. New Patterns of Nationalism Fascism Genocide Passivism Communism Global citizen

19. International Terrorism

20. Decolonization Long, painful process  resistance, Treaty of Versailles, protests, gradual or sudden… Colonial legacy

21. Independence

22. Colonial Legacy Mixed relationships Religions Languages

23. Global Economies Global Depression North and South orientation Interdependence Emergence of the Pacific Rim Globalization –NAFTA, WTO –Consumerism –Religious response

24. Global Economics

25. Global Economics

26. World GDP Map

27. Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 Genocide Convention, 1948 –Armenian 1918 –Jewish Holocaust 1930s-1940s –Cambodia 1975-1979 –Rwanda 1994 –Currently??

28. Genocide

29. Social Reform Rise of feminism Global civil rights movements Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa Class, religious, racial, gender, etc. reforms worldwide

30. Human Environmental Interaction Continued urbanization Deforestation Ozone depletion Global warming Global environmental efforts

31. Demographics World population 6.5 billion and rising Global Impact

32. World Population

33. 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?