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| 158176115 | Questions of Periodization - Continuities and breaks; causes of changes from the previous period and within this period | massive global conflict rise of communist governments communism challenges traditional social structure, empowers peasants and workers nationalism causes 20th century revolutions industrial revolution in 1800s and 1900s helped lead to Europe's rise as the dominant power in the global economy cold war between u.s. and soviet union; purpose was to avoid nuclear destruction | 0 | |
| 158176116 | War and peace in a global context (the World Wars; colonial soldiers in the First World War; the Holocaust; the Cold War; nuclear weaponry; and globalization of diplomacy and conflict; global balance of power; reduction of European influence; the League of Nations; the United Nations; the Nonaligned Nations) | World War I when people left for WWI, people possessed euphoria, excitement, passion. When they returned they felt disillusioned, despair. causes: militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, assassination 2 nations that don't exist anymore: Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire because they are multinational militarism: glorying military, having enough weaponry total war: mobilize or prepare all resources for war outcomes: league of nations treaty of Versailles: Germany had to pay reparations u.s. becomes dominant economic power. turns into isolationist nation colonial soldiers fought with the hope of gaining independence after WWI ended they don't get their independence (decolonization) until after WWII or 1947 one of the main causes in both WWI and WWII is political instability in eastern europe power keg of europe (balkans) invasion of poland triggered WWII WWII league of nations is ineffective. germany and japan will withdraw from the league of nations over land disputes 1939: invasion of poland. official start of WWII ussr lost the most number of soldiers in both WWI and WWII lots of economic expansion and productivity, harm for the environment, people changed how they lived their lives, and increased the power of industrialized nations versus devoloping world nations holocaust: example of genocide. cald war between two superpowers: ussr and u.s. reason it was a cold war is because there was never any direct fighting between the i.s. and ussr. instead, they fought in hotspots such as Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, and Cuba Truman Doctrine or Containmant Policy: Idea was not to stop communism, but to stop its spread. arms race: biological, nuclear, and traditional weapons u.s. supports dictators in Latin Amercia and Middle East if they were against communism ussr provided middle eastern nations with military supplies and advisors marshall plan: provided economic aid to nations in need to helpthem rebuild after WWII and in hopes that they don't turn to communism Nuclear weaponry modern day nuclear nations: China, Great Britain, France, India, U.S., and Japan Latin America and Africa do not have a great nuclear presence Nuclear treats are North Korea and Iran International Organizations NATO: focused on conflict and diplomacy (political) OPEC: Oil (economic) European Union (Political and Economic) | 1 |
