Post-WWI & WWII Nationalism, Global Changes, and Development Dynamics

What did colonies fight for after WWI?

Rights

What was the outcome of Europe breaking promises to colonies?

Sparked nationalist movements

Who was a prominent figure in the nationalist movements in India?

Gandhi

How was Japan treated at the Versailles Conference?

Snubbed

What did the snubbing at Versailles Conference fuel in Japan?

Militaristic nationalism

What event did Japan's militaristic nationalism lead to?

Invasion of Manchuria

What did dictators exploit to rise to power after WWI?

Economic chaos and unemployment

What did dictators weaponize to gain support?

Versailles treaty humiliation

Who did dictators scapegoat to destroy democracy?

Minorities

Why did the Allies use appeasement?

Trauma and fear from WWI losses

What economic event contributed to the Allies' use of appeasement?

Great Depression

What public sentiment influenced the Allies' approach to appeasement?

Anti-war public opinion

How did WWII differ from WWI in terms of warfare?

Mobile Blitzkrieg vs. stationary trenches

What was a characteristic of total war in WWII?

Targeted civilians

What significant events were part of WWII that were not in WWI?

Holocaust and atomic weapons

What happened to European empires after WWII?

Collapsed and bankrupted

What type of world order emerged after WWII?

Bipolar world order (US vs. USSR)

What was accelerated after WWII?

Global decolonization

What organization was created for diplomacy after WWII?

United Nations

What plan helped rebuild Western Europe after WWII?

Marshall Plan

What did the Marshall Plan stabilize against?

Communism

Why did the US and USSR become enemies after WWII?

Common enemy (Hitler) was gone

What economic system did the US promote?

Democratic capitalism

What did the USSR do in response to the US's actions?

Forced communist satellite states

What did Cold War proxy wars involve?

Manipulating unstable developing nations

What did superpowers send to local factions in proxy wars?

Weapons and money

What regions were divided into warring zones during the Cold War?

Korea and Vietnam

What characterizes developed nations?

Industrial, high tech, high wealth

What characterizes developing nations?

Agricultural, low wealth, weak healthcare

Which nations consume most global energy?

Developed nations

What was the impact of globalization on Asia?

Expanded global trade agreements

How did globalization assist China and India?

Manufacturing growth

What negative effects did globalization have?

Labor exploitation and corporate dependency

What is the resource curse in Africa linked to?

Global demand for tech minerals

Who benefits from the wealth generated by resources in Africa?

Corrupt elites

What do funds from resources in Africa often support?

Violent militias and traps populations in war