Unit+5+1914+to+Present+Day

1. Questions of Periodization 1914-Present 2. War and peace in a global context 3. New patterns of nationalism, 4. Effects of major global economic developments 5. What are the new forces of revolution and other sources of political innovations? > 6. Social reform and social revolution 7. Internationalization of culture and reactions 8. Demographic and Demographic and environmental changeschanges 9. Diverse interpretations 1914- Today
 * Are there continuities and breaks between the chronological periods?
 * What are the causes of changes from the previous period and within this period?
 * What is the evidence of the changes
 * World War One Overall, colonial soldiers in the first world war, World War Two overall, the Holocaust, the Cold War, nuclear weapons
 * International organizations and their effects on the global framework (globalization of diplomacy and conflict)
 * Global balance of power
 * Reduction of European influence, the League of Nations, the United Nations, the Non-aligned Nations
 * Describe the changes and continuities in economics: prosperity and depression, decolonization.
 * Analyzes the social, political, and economic causes and effects of racism: the Holocaust, genocide.
 * How did the breakup of the Soviet Union lead to new nationalism and alliances, including emerging democracies?
 * Explain the impact of the Great Depression, technology, Pacific Rim, and multinational corporations.
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 * How has the globalization of economy and technology impacted gender roles, family structures, rise of feminism, peasant protest, religious fundamentalism and international Marxism?
 * Describe developments in global and regional cultures.
 * Compare and contrast interactions between elite and popular culture and art.
 * What are global cultural forces and patterns of resistance (consumer culture, religious responses)
 * What are the changes and continuities in migrations, [[birth and death rates, urbanization, deforestation, Green/ environmental movements?]]
 * [[Compare and contrast the Neolithic [[agricultural revolution with the green/environmental revolution]].]]
 * Discuss the rural to urban shifts in population
 * Is cultural convergence or diversity the best model for understanding increased intercultural contact in the modern world?
 * What are the advantages and disadvantages of using units of analysis in the twentieth century such as the nation, the world, the West, and the Third World?