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Unit 5 1914 – Present

Explore the major events and shifts that have shaped the world from 1914 to the present, including revolutions, global conflicts, social reforms, human rights movements, and environmental changes. Understand the impact of ideologies, decolonization, globalization, and demographic shifts on the global stage.

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Unit 5 1914 – Present

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  1. Unit 51914 – Present

  2. Periodization • Why 1914?

  3. Ideologies • Economic vs Political • Socialism – Scientific, Revisionist • Totalitarianism • Communism • Fascism • Representative democracy

  4. Revolutions • New ideas about class and property, land reform • How did this differ from 18th and 19th 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. WW I- The Great War

  12. WW II – The Western Front

  13. WW II – The Eastern Front

  14. WW II- The Pacific War

  15. WW II- Globally

  16. The Cold War

  17. International Organizations

  18. Wars of Independence

  19. Decolonization • A long and painful process– Resistance, Treaty of Versailles, protests, gradual or sudden transitions… • Colonial legacies?

  20. Independence

  21. Colonial Legacy

  22. 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

  23. Global Economics

  24. 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

  25. Genocide Statistics

  26. Genocide

  27. International Terrorism

  28. 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

  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?

  35. Unit 51914 – Present

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