AP WH 7/8/9 | 1900 - Present

Unit 7/8/9: Global Conflict (7/8) + Globalization (9) | 1900 - Present

WWII in Asia 21

Def: The war between Japan, China, and US during WWII

Sig: Facilitated the development of nuclear weapons and led to its first use on Japan

WWII in Europe 21

Def: War in Europe initiated by Nazi Germany in WWII

Sig: Led to the death of millions of people (genocide) and massive destruction in Europe, which contributed to European colonies in Africa gaining independence

Treaty of Versailles 21

Def: The treaty that ended WWI by blaming the the war on Germany

Sig: Led to the rise of fascism in Europe by providing the conditions(Germany lost its land, had to pay large reparations, weakened military) for its rise in Germany.

Marshall Plan 21

Def: US-led plan after WWII to send money to the countries impacted by the war to help them recover and to stop the spread of communism

Sig: Prevented the spread of communism after WWII

Building Socialism - 22 (pg 668)

Def: The process of social, political, and economic reforms in Communist Nations to align with Marxist ideas

Sig: Example of state-led transition from capitalist ideas to communist ideas

Cuban Missile Crisis - 22

Def: Encounter of US and Soviet Union after US discovered nuclear missiles, pointed to the US, in Cuba

Sig: Led to treaties being implemented to slow down the arms race. The closet the world got to nuclear war.

Deng Xiaoping - 22

Def: Leader of China in the late 1900s

Sig: Led to reforms that made communist China have a socialist market economy (market based economy but communist political party maintain control)

Perestroika / Glasnost - 22

Def: Reform policies in Soviet Union in the 1980s that loosened the government control of the economy (allowed some private enterprises) and granted citizens more freedom of speech & information

Sig: Led to nationalist movements that eventually resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union

Decolonization - 23

Def: The decline of empires and colonies in Africa and Asia, and race as a bases for political and social life

OR

The decline of empires and colonies in Africa, as they achieved independence

Sig: Led to the development of several new countries in Africa

Satyagraha - 23

Def: Gandhi’s political philosophy of non-violent political action

Sig: Facilitated the independence of India

Black consciousness - 23

Def: Political movement in Africa where Black people reject White supremacy and liberate themselves

Sig: Led to resistance against Apartheid

Economic development (post-colonial) - 23

Def: Recently independent nations in Africa and Asia seeking an economic system for their nation, as their previous system was based on exporting goods to other countries

Sig: Caused them to choose between capitalism and communism due to the Cold War

Neo-Liberalism (Neo = New) - 24

Def: A new form of liberalism adopted by major capitalist countries that viewed the whole world as a market and promoted free trade (by eliminating taxes on goods, etc)

Sig: Neo-liberalism enforced economic & political globalization, which led to the creation of the World Bank & IMF and created a capitalist worldview, along with increasing wealth gaps.

Second-wave Feiminism - 24

Def: A period of intense feminist activism from the 1960s - 1980s focused on equal workplace rights, reproductive rights, and tackling sexual oppression.
Sig: It expanded the feminist movement beyond voting rights and into domestic / personal rights as well

Religious Fundamentalism - 24

Def: A return to religious principles like non-secular states (religion controlled government) that rejected modern ideas that contradicted religion

Sig: Challenged authoritarian government, many religious groups provided social services that were not provided by the government, often led to violent conflict

Environmentalism - 24

Def: Movement in the 1960s to protect the environment and natural resources through education and activism caused by industrial pollution concerns from the 19th century.

Sig: Led to laws, global agreements, and awareness about issues like pollution and climate change