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APWH 1914-1990

1914-1990

TermDefinition
New Modes of Communication and Transportation Solved problems of geographic distance.
The Green Revolution Spread the use of chemically and genetically enhanced forms of agriculture, producing more food.
Energy Technologies Raised productivity and increased production of material goods.
Global Warming Consequence of greenhouse gases and other pollutants in the atmosphere.
Deforestation and Desertification Human impacts on the environment.
Improved military technology and tactics Increased levels of wartime casualties.
Gandhi, Ho Chi Minh, and Kwame Nkrumah Challenged Imperial rule in Africa and Asia.
Population Resettlements in India Partion and the Jewish settlement in Palestine caused by Redrawing of old colonial boundaries.
World War 1 Lasted between 1914 and 1918.
World War 2 Lasted between 1939 and 1945
Propoganda Things such as speeches, art, media and intensified forms of nationalism were used to control the people.
The Cold War The period after WW2, usually between Russia and the U.S. usually between capitalism and communism
Russia and America Emerging World Superpowers.
Dissolution of Soviet Union Ended the Cold War.
Revolutions in physics and physchology The Uncertainty principle and Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory.
New expirementations in art and architecture The abolition of the sovereignty of apperance. New art styles such as abstract art were created.
The United Nations An organization formed in 1945 and dedicated to world peace along with international cooperation.
The League of Nations Established in the year 1920 with the goal of world peace and cooperation.
The Great Depression An era of international economic crisis, preceding World War 2 by about a decade and with most countries recovering with its end.
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance between countries created because of the Cold War against the Soviet Union.
The Warsaw Pact A military alliance between the countries of the Soviet Union, its main purpose was to pool the resources of all of the countries.
Fascism An ideology promoting a mass mobilization of the whole nation.
Nationalism An ideology that provides a strong national identity.
Communism An ideology that countries should have no classes or money, and instead have equal and common ownership.
Apartheid Racial Segregation in South Africa lasting between 1948 and 1970
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