The Earth and its Peoples Unit Outline
Subject:
World History [1]
? INCLUDEPICTURE "http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0761986286.01._PE41_.The-McDonaldization-of-Society._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET ??? 1914 to Present ? 1914?Present Major Developments I. Questions of periodization A. Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. ?age of extremes? 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty ? income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war, nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened, monarchies toppled, new nations rose 3. Last 100 years, most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several empires 2. Weakened all of Europe