Period 4, c.1900 to Present

Global Conflict

The World War I Era - The War to End All Wars

At theAt the beginning of the 20th century, most of the world was either colonized, but Europe always once colonized. So everyone around the world was connected to the instability on that small but powerful content. This meant that when European powers were at war with each other, the colonies were dragged into the fight.

The Spark

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the event that sparked the first war. The assassination happened in Sarajevo, Bosnia and his governor on June 28th, 1914. The assassination was carried out by a Serbian nationalistic group known as the black hand. The group was led by Gavrilo Princip, who was the one who killed the Archduke.

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USA Enters

The United States declared his neutrality at first, preferring to focus on its own internal affairs. But when a German submarine sank the British passenger, killing more than 100 Americans who happened to be on board, public opinion in the United States shifted away from isolationism and decided to join the war. Then the Zimmerman telegraph was intercepted that this telegram was a secret message sent between German diplomats, suggesting that Mexico might want to join forces with Germany and thereby regain the territory and lost the United States. This triggered the US and they entered war.

The Treaty of Versailles

Signed in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles brought an official end to World War I. France and Britain wanted to cripple Germany economically so that it would never rise to power and threat to invade other sovereign states of Europe. The resultant treaty was extremely punitive against Germany, which was required to pay war reparations, released territory and downsized military. It also divided Austria, Hungary into separate nations and created other nations such as Czechoslovakia.

World War II Era

The Great Depression

World War one was shockingly expensive. Countries spent more than 180 billion on armaments, boats and trench warfare. Europe's been additional 150 billion on rebuilding. In particular, the economies of two countries were live in American credit, France and Germany. When the US. Stock market crashed in October 1929, a spiral of monetary and fiscal problems called the day. Called the Great Depression. It quickly escalated into an international catastrophe.

The Rise of Hitler

While Germany was in an economic crisis and mutually success influenced Germany in many ways, the Nazis rose to power in the 1920s, ushered in the worldwide depression. As Germany’s economy collapsed under the harvest reparations, German people increasingly rejected the versions of the way my Republic elected body. During this. Adolf Hitler rose to power as the head of the Nazi Party. The Nazi Party gained political power in the 1920s with Hitler as its guide. Once it sees control of the government, he set his eyes on conquering Europe.

The Consequences

Outside of Germany, few knew how horrible the Nazi regime was until after the war was over. In the ongoing slaughter now known as the Holocaust, but known in their Nazi Germany as the final solution. Millions of Jews who lived in Germany and German occupied land around blame for every conceivable problem in society. And methodic were killed in gas chambers and firing lines.

The Cold War

Although there were allies during the war, the United States and the Soviet Union had very different worldviews. One was Democratic and capitalist, the other totalitarian and communist. One of the other to spread its influence beyond its borders. So even before the war ended, they were strategizing on how to contain each other. This strategizing lasted for nearly 50 years.

Globalization

Since WWII, there has been increased interest in maintaining international security. Some of the organizations that are charged with this task from the Cold War era are NATO, the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Others, such as the International Criminal Court in the hog, were formed to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, no matter who committed them. Still, others, including NGO's such as Amnesty International Human Rights Watch and doctors without borders, served to publicize issues of threatening human health and safety and provide aid to those in need.

World Trade and Cultural Exchange

The end of the Cold War removed the last obstacles to true global interaction. Currencies were no longer tied to old alliances and new business opportunities emerged. Competition further drove global development and regional trading blocks such as North American free trade agreements. The European economic community also transformed into modern European Union.

Overview

Period 4, or 1789-1865, was a period of great change for the United States. It was a time of economic and technological advances, a period of political and social upheaval, and a time of great expansion and reform. During this period, the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the Industrial Revolution began, and the Civil War was fought. Major developments in American society during this time include the emergence of a new nation, the growth of a powerful federal government, and the increasing influence of the industrial economy. The period also saw the expansion of slavery, the formation of new political parties, and the struggle for women’s rights. This period saw the rise and fall of Andrew Jackson, the beginning of the Second Great Awakening, and the emergence of a new generation of reformers.