APWH 1900 - Present

where power shifted to in Russia

the Bolsheviks (set up a communist government)

where power shifted to in China

the rise of the Chinese Republic

how the Ottoman Empire siding with Germany in WW1 led to the Republic of Turkey

lost the war, which made the empire collapse into a bunch of small states, one of them being the Republic of Turkey

how jailing Francisco Madero led to Porfirio Diaz's downfall

led to the Mexican Revolution, bringing power to Madero, making Diaz forced into exile

causes of WW1

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

how the Treaty of Versailles led to WW2

Germany was outraged from being treated so harshly in the treaty and having to pay a lot for reparations, leading to the Nazis taking over, which led to WW2

how the thinking of war changed during WW1

at first people thought it was a great chance to show heroism and that it would be over soon, but people realized that war is brutal and harsh

how propaganda led to hate across borders

people saw the propaganda and saw the enemy countries as evil and inferior, making them hate them

how WW1 led to women's roles changing

a lot of men were off to war so they took on men jobs

the two major causes of the Great Depression

agricultural overproduction and the U.S. stock market crashing

when did the Great Depression end

when the U.S. joined WW2

one similarity between the revolutions in Russia, China, and Mexico

all were no really ruled by anyone for some time after succeeding in the revolutions because they didn't really know what to do

why the Arabs were mad at the Allies

didn't get their promised self-rule

how the Amritsar massacre radicalized many Indians

showed the that the British were unjust since they killed the peaceful protesters

forms of protest Mahatma Gandhi did against the British

led a boycott against British products, wore a dhoti instead of Western-style clothes, and led the Salt March

why Muslims in India wanted Pakistan

separate state because they didn't want to be ruled unfairly since most of the Indian National Congress is Hindu

how the Nazis instilled fear

staged the burning of the Reichstag building and blamed it on radical extremists

how communists and fascists are similar

both based on dictatorship and totalitarianism

how Hitler broke pacts in the Treaty of Versailles

expanded his army and brought them to places they weren't allowed to go

what Japan thought would happen by attacking Pearl Harbor

that the U.S. would get intimidated and negotiate the economic stuff Japan wanted

things that really helped the Allies win against the Axis Powers

the island-hopping strategy and aircraft carriers, as well as other war technology

why the genocides of Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan were so important

the international organizations like the UN could do basically nothing about them

how the Nazis killed so many people in the Holocaust

through the use of different technologies like poison gas, standard war weapons, ovens made for cremation, and trains

similarities of the U.S. and Soviet Union

big economic decisions in the hands of a bunch of corporate shareholders or the government and both acted out of fear of one another

why the Non-Aligned Movement happened

countries that just got their independence didn't want to be under influence of a major power again, so they chose not to take any sides

why the Americans and Soviets made the Hot Line

both were about to start a nuclear war in the Cuban missile crisis, and neither wanted that, so they decided that they need better communication

what a lot of countries did from 1900s - Present

land reforms

why Israel was created

Jews wanted their own land and didn't want to share it with the Arabs in Palestine

why India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir a lot

Kashmir was ruled by a Hindu ruler but the majority of the population there was Muslim, so it wasn't clear who Kashmir should belong to

why many people emigrated from newer countries to older ones

to escape the chaos of WWII and other conflicts

examples of nonviolent protests for independence

Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and Nelson Mandela (equality for all races in South Africa)

how Gorbachev's reform program caused the downfall of the Soviet Union

made the USSR more towards free market economy and lessened support for communism, which made the satellite countries want more freedom, leading to multiple revolutions that would lead to the Soviet Union being broken up into multiple nations

why Alzheimer's and heart disease became more common in the 20th and 21st centuries

because advancements led to people living longer on average, and these diseases occur with old age

how India thrived as a knowledge economy

lotta people became software engineers, making Western companies' eyes being on them, while also knowing fluent English, helpful for call companies

examples of global influences on popular culture

Bollywood, anime, K-pop, and Reggae music

why people resisted globalization

people bought the stuff but didn't know what was going on behind the scenes, like child labor to make those products, also globalization increased environmental damage

what China did to resist influence of other cultures in the 20th and 21st centuries

made their own social media platforms that blocks "censored" content and banned other ones

what Saudi Arabia did to resist influence of other cultures in the 20th and 21st centuries

government officials used social media to harass and/or intimidate citizens