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6332312062Period 6Acclerating Global Change and Realignments. 1900 to present0
6332312065Green RevolutionSpread chemically and genetically enhanced forms of agriculture1
6332312066Scientific & tech advancesLed to huge population growth, altering the environment & threatened ecological balances2
6332312067New communication & transportEliminated problems of geographic distance3
6332312068Climate changeReleases of greenhouse gases & pollutants- causes of this?4
6332312069Malaria, choleraContinuity- diseases of poverty5
6332312070Ebola, HIV/AIDSChange- new epidemics & threats to survival6
6332312064Oil & nuclear powerEnergy technology which raised productivity & increased production of material goods7
6332312071Diabetes, heart diseaseChange- lifestyles and people living longer led to more of certain diseases8
6351164522HolocaustDuring WW II, German Nazis killed about 6 million Jews, act of genocide9
6332312072Effective birth controlChange- Women gained greater control over fertility & changed sexual practices10
6332312073Tanks, airplanesImproved military technology11
6332312074Trench warfareNew military tactic in WWI12
6332312075Status quoThe way things are now13
6332714739Secessionist movementAct of separating from a nation or state. Becoming independent14
6332312063Medical innovationsPolio vaccine, antibiotics, artificial heart15
6332714740StagnationLack of activity, growth or development16
6332714741AngolaAfrican nation which gained independence through armed struggle from Portugal in 197517
6332714742Pan-ArabismOpposing Western political involvement in Arab world. Arabian nationalism. People uniting across national boundaries18
6332714743Pan-AfricanismMeant to encourage bonds between people of African descent. Uniting people across national boundaries19
6332714744MetropoleLarge cities in the home country of a colony20
6354270860Muhammad Ali JinnahLed Muslim religious movement, challenging British colonial rule in India. Campaigned for an independent Muslim country after India's independence. Founded Pakistan in 194721
6351164523SecularNon-religious. Not affiliated with a church or faith22
6351164524Great DepressionSevere worldwide economic collapse beginning about October 192923
6351164525NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization- Military alliance. 28 member countries24
6353620819Total warNot just the military engage in war, but everyone. A nation commits all resources to the war effort. Civilians including women work in factories producing war materials25
6353650631CasualtyA person killed or injured in a war or accident26
6353676812regimeA form of government, such as a communist regime or democratic regime27
6353690603Ottoman EmpireLand-based empire collapses during WWI, becomes smaller Republic of Turkey in 192328
6353899777Russian RevolutionCaused by political & social discontent. WWI led this already unstable nation into more chaos. 300 yr old Romanov dynasty collapsed. 191729
6353944655Qing DynastyCollapsed 1911. Last Chinese dynasty. Western intervention weakened isolated and backward government30
6354030012ZionistMovement to support a Jewish state in Palestine near Jerusalem. After WWI, European Jews moved to area, then controlled by British31
6354050950Balfour DeclarationIssued by Britain in 1917 stating that Palestine should become permanent home for European Jews32
6354131792Indian National CongressFormed in 1885 in effort to challenge British imperial rule. By 1920s, was led by Ghandi.33
6354218152Ho Chi MinhNationalist leader in Vietnam who challenged French imperial rule eventually leading to independence in 195434
6366569915Atomic BombChange- improved military technology. Used during WWII by US against Japan35
6366569916NanjingFormer Chinese capital- attacked by Japan during 1937 leading to increased wartime casualties36
6371246934Québécois SeparatistQuebec (French Canadian) province challenges inherited imperial boundaries. Began in 1830s. Reemerge in 1960s. Movement desires to be separated from Canada37
6371394547HiroshimaAtomic bomb dropped on this city & Nagasaki by the US. The two bombings resulted in at least 129,000 deaths. Six days later Japan surrendered to the Allies on August 15, 194538
6371394548DresdenGerman city attacked by British & US forces during WWII. February 1945. Estimated 25,000 deaths.39

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