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7.1 Shifting power

AP World History 7.1 Shifting power after 1900

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Who dominated the global order at the beginning of the 20th century? The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.
What proved to the West that they were defeatable? Both world wars exhaust West and show colonies they were defeatable; wars would arm colonies; does the west still dominate?
Who held the top economies in 1900? Year 1900 top economies: US, China, UK, India, Germany, Russia (US 500+, other five 200+), see web pages global OUP, also Mt Holyoke and visual capitalist
How many nations formed the UN in 1945? handful of nations, about 50 formed UN 1945, now 200
What empires collapsed due to internal and external factors? The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due toThese changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.
What caused the communist revolution in Russia? a combination of internal and external factors caused changes in Russia that eventually led to communist revolution.
What were the Internal and external factors for Russia? Russia: Tsars for centuries, serfs “freed” 1860s, anarchists losing WWI, Feb revolution 1917, new provisional government stayed in war
What did communists promise the people? communists promised peace, land, bread; recall French revolution: liberty, equality, fraternity Oct revolution, communists took over 1917; exited WWI
Who did Lenin and his follower win against? civil war between reds and whites (non-communists), Lenin and his followers won, 70 years of far greater destruction (but industrialized) will say more about this in cold war
Qing shifting power Qing: European intrusion, Taiping, failed self-strengthening, Cixi fall of Qing 1911, 40 years of civil war to 1949, communists won
Ottoman shifting power Ottoman: sick man of Europe, failed Tanzimat, lost WWI Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, more secular; map 1800-1900; see web page liberating narratives
what countries are now what the Ottoman used to be? Balkans, N Africa, Middle East
Who challenged the existing political social order around the world? States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.
What was the Mexican Revolution a reaction to? When did it happen? Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis. Mexican Revolution: 100 years after independence, Diaz dictator, most very poor
Who led Mexico between 1910-1920? military conflict 1910-1920, many changes of leadership (most assassinated)
PRI? PRI; more land for peasants/labor opportunities
What was the US's answer to the Mexican Revolution? What document was formed in 1917? US intervention, new constitution 1917 by 1940 limited church power, more literacy one party:
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