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Unit 5 1914 – Present
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Periodization Why 1914?
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Ideologies Economic vs Political Socialism – Scientific, Revisionist Totalitarianism –Communism –Fascism Representative democracy
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Revolutions New ideas about class and property, land reform How did this differ from 18 th and 19 th century?
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Mexican Revolution
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Russian Revolution “Peace, Bread, and Land”
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Chinese Revolutions
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Cuban Revolution
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Iranian Revolution
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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
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WW I- The Great War
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WW II – The Western Front
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WW II – The Eastern Front
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WW II- The Pacific War
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WW II- Globally
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The Cold War
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International Organizations
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Wars of Independence
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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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Independence
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Colonial Legacy
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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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Global Economics
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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 1975- 1979 –Rwanda, 1994 Child labor, soldiers, slavery
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Genocide Statistics
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Genocide
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International Terrorism
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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 and gender 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?
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Unit 5 1914 – Present
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