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| • Central and Allied Powers: | These were the two main opposing alliances of World War I, with the Central Powers led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, while the Allied Powers included Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States. |
| • Mass mobilization: | • Mass mobilization: This process involved governments calling up over 70 million men and directing entire imperial populations, including women and colonial subjects, to support the first major industrial-age war. |
| • Bolsheviks: | • Bolsheviks: Led by Vladimir Lenin, this group of left-wing socialists seized power during the Russian Revolution of 1917, promising to end the war and redistribute land to the peasantry. |
| • Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” | • Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”: This was a blueprint for a postwar peace intended to redraw borders through the principle of self-determination and establish a system of global cooperation. |
| • League of Nations: | This international organization was created after the war to negotiate future disputes and foster cooperation, though it was weakened by the United States' refusal to join. |
| • Self-determination: | • Self-determination: This principle advocated for the right of ethnic groups to form their own independent nations, though the victors largely denied this right to colonial populations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. |
| • Mass society | • Mass society: This term describes the emergence of a standardized national culture driven by new technologies like radio and film, alongside industrial-scale mass production and consumption. |
| • Protectionism: | • Protectionism: During the Great Depression, nations adopted protectionist policies, such as the U.S. Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which raised barriers on imports and caused world trade to collapse. |
| • Keynesian Revolution: | • Keynesian Revolution: Sparked by economist John Maynard Keynes, this movement argued that the state must intervene in the economy by increasing the money supply and creating jobs to prevent total collapse. |
| • Indentured servitude: | Note: This specific term is not detailed in the provided source text; however, it generally refers to a system of bound labor that empires moved away from as they transitioned toward modern industrial labor and mass mobilization during this period. |
| • Mass politics: | • Mass politics: This phenomenon saw political power shift from elite chambers to the streets, as mass organizations and paramilitaries mobilized large segments of the population around ideologies like socialism and fascism. |
| • Jim Crow laws: | • Jim Crow laws: These laws in the American South mandated racial segregation and economic inequality, demonstrating how social disenfranchisement persisted even within democratic systems during the global crisis. |
| • New Deal: | • New Deal: This was a massive expansion of the U.S. federal government's role in the economy under Franklin D. Roosevelt, providing social welfare and public works to combat the Great Depression. |
| • Armenian Genocide: | • Armenian Genocide: This was the systematic extermination of up to 1.5 million Armenian civilians by Ottoman authorities, marking a horrific transition to a "new face of war" where entire peoples became targets |
| Soviet socialism: | A state-managed economy using mass production while ending private enterprise to industrialize . It promised full employment and immunity from market turns |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): . It dissolved in 1991 after reforms inadvertently destabilized it | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): A superpower leading the "Second World" that promoted a socialist model after 1945 . It dissolved in 1991 after reforms inadvertently destabilized it |
| Fascism: | Right-wing dictatorships rejecting liberal democracy as weak and corrupt . They used mass mobilization and charismatic leaders to build muscular nations |
| National Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazis): | National Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazis): Hitler's party dismantled democracy via racial purification and anti-communist fears . They murdered 6 million Jews in the state-sponsored Holocaust |
| militarism: | militarism: Japanese leaders saw expansion as a survival lifeline . They used "Asia for Asians" to justify invasions . Military officers eventually seized political control . This shifted Japan toward an imperial empire |
| Japan’s Imperial Rule Association: | A 1940 merger that ended all political parties . It eliminated the last semblance of democracy . The group advocated for extreme racial purity . It sought a dominant role for the Yamato Race |
| corporatist politics: | corporatist politics: This system bridged elites and masses via state groups . Sectors pledged allegiance to an all-powerful state . It was used in Brazil to mediate social conflicts . This created a new alliance for industrial growth |
| nonviolent resistance | nonviolent resistance: Civil disobedience used to challenge British rule . Symbolic acts like the Salt March promoted self-reliance . It highlighted the moral injustice of imperial policies . Force was avoided to gain independence |
| Mahatma Gandhi: | Mahatma Gandhi: He sought independence through self-reliant village republics . He used the spinning wheel as a national symbol . Gandhi aimed for religious reconciliation in India . A zealot assassinated him in early 1948 |
| Chiang Kai-Shek: | Chiang Kai-Shek: This Nationalist leader was crippled by Japanese aggression . His regime failed to govern rural areas or feed citizens . Demoralized soldiers eventually lost to the communists . He fled to Taiwan in 1949 |
| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: He forged modern Turkey through a drive for secularization . He replaced Islamic law with Western civil codes . Atatürk introduced a new alphabet for the masses . He aimed to build a secular Turkish nation |
| Muslim Brotherhood | This Egyptian group rejected Western and communist models . They saw liberal democracy as a façade for elites . A return to Islam was their path to independence . This offered a religious model of modernity |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah: | Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Leader of the Muslim League who demanded partition . He feared Muslims would be a minority in a Hindu state . His insistence led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947 . This followed the split of British India |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | India's first PM chose Soviet-style planned development . He rejected village republics for industrial modernization . His "third path" blended democracy with socialism . He sought a strong modern Indian state |
| Allied Powers (WWII), | Led by the US, Britain, and the USSR, they defeated the Axis in 1945 . They used industrial might and science to win . After the war, the alliance split into rival superpowers . They aimed to create a lasting peace |
| , Axis Powers, | Germany, Italy, and Japan sought expansion and racial purity . Their regimes rejected liberal democracy for authoritarianism . Defeat in 1945 left a global power vacuum . They utilized mass mobilization and violence |
| Holocaust, | The systematic, state-run murder of 6 million European Jews by Nazis . It used modern technology like cyanide gas for mass killing . This genocide challenged the idea that science makes life better . It was a racial war |
| internationalism, | This movement sought to replace national rivalry with global cooperation . Leaders created new institutions like the UN to promote peace . It provided a new moral ballast for a war-torn world . It stressed shared rules |
| United Nations | Formed in 1945 to promote world peace through shared rules . It aimed to restrain nations from excessive competition . The 1948 Declaration of Human Rights was a signature achievement . It sought to protect individuals |
| World Bank, | Created in 1944 to fund reconstruction and infrastructure . It aimed to replace international competition with cooperation . Critics saw it as a tool of neocolonialism by Western powers . It focused on rebuilding Europe |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | It provided short-term loans to handle payment difficulties . Its goal was to prevent the economic instability of the 1930s . Later, it became a central player in handling global debt crises . Developing nations often saw it as elitist |
| Marshall Plan, | A U.S. program providing over $13 billion to rebuild Europe . It aimed to dim the appeal of communism through prosperity . The plan integrated Western Europe into a capitalist alliance . Stalin saw it as a security threat |
| NATO | A 1949 military alliance between North America and Western Europe . It was formed to defend against the threat of the Soviet Union . It served to contain the expansion of communism . Members committed to mutual defense |
| Warsaw Pact, | A 1955 military alliance of the USSR and Eastern European nations . It concentrated military forces directly against NATO . Members invaded Hungary in 1956 to smash reform movements . It protected the communist Second World . |
| decolonization, | The process of creating new nations to replace colonial rule . It was fueled by the disastrous effects of World War II on empires . Movements used civil war or negotiated independence . Often, it led to neocolonial dependency |
| Atlantic Charter, | A 1941 vision by Roosevelt and Churchill for a post-war world . It established the right of all people to choose their government . This visionary document influenced global governance and rights . It sought to end meddling |
| Mao Zedong, | He led the Chinese Communist Party to victory in 1949 . Mao gained peasant support through land and social reforms . He launched the radical Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution . He aimed to cleanse the party of corruption |
| , Zionism, | A movement combining a biblical return to holy lands with a fear of anti-Semitism . It aimed to create a Jewish state . Zionists won British support in 1917 but faced Arab resistance . Israel was proclaimed a state in May 1948 |
| apartheid | An extreme form of racial segregation in South Africa after 1948 . It stripped non-whites of political rights and strictly segregated schools . Pass laws prohibited free travel for Africans . Mandela and the ANC opposed it |
| liberal modernism | This U.S. model pushed market structures and private property as the basis for modernization . It aimed to integrate the Third World into the First World . Advisers used it to root out radicalism and insurgencies |
| anticommunist hysteria | This intense fear justified U.S. intervention in the internal affairs of Third World nations . It was used to topple leaders like Salvador Allende . This environment fueled social unrest within the United States |
| collectivization | This Soviet policy forced producers into agrarian collectives to achieve rapid industrialization . It destroyed traditional lifestyles like those of the Chukchi people . This policy enforced harsh production quotas |
| gulag | This vast labor camp system was integral to the Soviet economy for resource extraction . Millions of prisoners lived on hunks of bread and gruel . It symbolized the repressive nature of the Second World |
| multinational corporations | Global firms like United Fruit controlled resources and cash-cropping abroad . They often impeded indigenous growth, keeping profits flowing to the West . These entities were primary agents of neocolonialism |
| neocolonialism | This concept describes how economic dependency reduced the autonomy of new nations . Postcolonial states felt like puppets of major powers . It explains why independence did not lead to true freedom or growth |
| Great Leap Forward | Mao organized China into communes to catapult the nation past developed countries . This failed experiment led to a famine killing 45 million people . It forced the abandonment of the project due to malnutrition |
| Cultural Revolution | Mao launched this to cleanse the party and eradicate "four olds" in society . It used extreme violence to remake China into a radical state . This move placed China at odds with Soviet revisionism as well |
| CCP Red Guard | These young "shock troops" were mobilized to rid society of antirevolutionaries . They ransacked homes and destroyed classical texts and monuments . Their rallies demonstrated the power of ideological purity in China |
| Fidel Castro | Castro led a revolution to free Cuba from U.S. economic dominance . He radicalized the movement by aligning with the Soviet Union for survival . He became a global symbol for Third World radicalism and resistance |
| national communism, | This was a blend of nationalism and communism tailored to liberation struggles . It provided a way to pursue modernization while asserting independence from the West . It offered a radical alternative to liberal models |
| Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | This cartel used collective control over production to gain leverage . It shifted the balance of wealth toward oil-rich Third World nations . This showed natural resources could challenge First World dominance |
| globalization | Globalization integrated world markets via flows of capital and culture . It challenged the power of nation-states . While creating opportunities, it also deepened global wealth inequalities |
| developing world | This term for low-income countries replaced "Third World" . Many of these nations faced destabilizing shifts during market integration . They often struggled under debt and international financial pressure |
| Poland’s Solidarity union | Solidarity was the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union . Supported by the Pope, it challenged the legitimacy of socialism . It was a key catalyst in the precipitous collapse of communist rule |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Gorbachev launched reforms in 1985 to rescue the failing Soviet system . His policies unintentionally destabilized the union . This led to the formal dissolution of the USSR into independent states |
| perestroika | Meaning "reconstruction," this policy gave state firms autonomy . It allowed civic groups to participate in politics . Rather than repairing socialism, it enabled the system's liquidation |
| oligarchs | As the USSR collapsed, well-connected party bosses seized state property . These oligarchs dominated the new capitalist order . Their rise marked a shift from state-managed industry to elite wealth |
| Nelson Mandela | Released from prison in 1990, Mandela led the end of apartheid . He won South Africa's first free mass elections in 1994 . He remains a global symbol for human rights and racial justice |
| deindustrialization | This cycle saw manufacturing shift from the West to emerging economies . It caused massive layoffs in older industrial centers . This transformed the international division of labor globally |
| regional trade blocs | Alliances like the EU formed to lower trade barriers . They helped nations remain competitive in a globalized world . Member states sacrificed some sovereignty to shared judicial bodies |
| Deng Xiaoping | Deng opened China to foreign trade and investment in 1978 . His reforms created an "economic miracle" and reduced poverty . He maintained party control while pursuing market-led growth |
| Internet revolution | This breakthrough in the late 1980s allowed global data flow . It created immense wealth but also reinforced social hierarchies . Many billions still lack access to these technological wonders |
| global climate change, | Fossil fuel use and deforestation threatened populations late in the twentieth century . Pollution ignored borders, requiring international cooperation as nations could not solve environmental issues alone |
| , HIV/AIDS | This epidemic spread worldwide in two decades, illustrating global interconnectedness . It highlighted severe health disparities, particularly between industrial nations and the Global South |
| Fourth World | : Indigenous movements emerged to challenge the nation-state and demand autonomous representation . Groups like the American Indian Movement sought sovereignty for excluded and colonized peoples |
| supranational organizations | Entities like the World Bank and IMF transcend national boundaries to manage global crises . They often impinge on state autonomy by requiring unpopular reforms in exchange for assistance |
| Rwanda Genocide of 1994 | 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in 100 days due to ethnic friction and resource competition . The massacre represented a catastrophic failure of international humanitarian intervention |
| truth commissions | These bodies investigated past human rights abuses to build legitimacy for new democracies . They prioritized reconciliation and open discussion over punitive vengeance to heal social wounds |
| Hindu nationalism | This movement sought to define India through "Hindutva," challenging secularism and traditional elites . It provided a communal identity during rapid globalization but increased tensions with minorities |
| Iran’s Islamic Revolution | The 1979 revolt established a theocracy that rejected Westernization and secular leadership . It served as a major critique of American-dominated globalization and its perceived moral failings |
| Tiananmen Square | 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing were crushed by military force, signaling China would not liberalize politically . The event showed the divide between economic reforms and continued autocratic rule |
| Zapatistas | This indigenist movement in Mexico rebelled in 1994 against the "new world economic order" . They successfully used global media to bring attention to land rights and local traditions |
| Breakup of Yugoslavia | In the 1990s, nationalist demagogues incited civil war and ethnic cleansing, destroying multiethnic communities . The conflict resulted in state partition and demonstrated the limits of international peacekeeping |
| Al-Qaeda | This transnational militant network carried out the 9/11 attacks, triggering a global era of heightened security . Their actions forced a reorganization of global geopolitics and military interventionism |
| Great Recession of 2008 | Triggered by financial sector failures, this was the worst economic crisis since the 1930s . It resulted in massive bank bailouts and deepened wealth inequality between the "1 percent" and others |
| Citizens United 2010 | This US Supreme Court ruling allowed unlimited corporate political spending, citing free speech . Critics argued it granted corporations excessive power, further concentrating wealth and influence |
| Occupy Wall Street | This 2011 movement denounced a model of globalization dominated by corporate interests . It succeeded in making economic inequality a central topic of global political discourse |
| Paris Agreement (2020) | This accord committed nations to limiting greenhouse gas emissions to slow global temperature rise . Its reliance on national compliance without a global enforcer highlights the challenges of international regulation |
| pandemic, | Outbreaks like COVID-19 demonstrate the risks of an interconnected world where diseases spread rapidly . They cause massive health, economic, and social disruptions requiring global cooperation |
| Brexit, | This populist movement for the UK to leave the EU reflected nativist anxieties over migration . It represented a significant retreat from the post-1945 order of regional integration |
| nativist policies | These policies prioritize native-born interests and often target immigrants or religious minorities . They arise from fears that global migration threatens national identity and resources |
| global war on terror | The US military response to 9/11 included invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan to dismantle militant networks . It led to long-term conflicts and debates over human rights and state surveillance |
| Vladimir Putin | The Russian leader who re-established strong central state control over resources and media while engaging in aggressive regional military interventions |
| Hong Kong protests, | Pro-democracy movements, notably the Umbrella Movement, that resisted China's efforts to dismantle Hong Kong's distinct legal and political status |
| Arab Spring, | A 2011 wave of pro-democracy uprisings across the Middle East that overthrew several dictators but largely failed to produce lasting democratic regimes |
| Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | A radical militant group that seized vast territories in Iraq and Syria to create a state based on extreme violence and an exegesis of the Quran |
| Boko Haram | A Nigerian militant group whose name means "no Western learning," known for mass violence and kidnappings in its rejection of the modern state |
| Amazon deforestation | The large-scale destruction of the Brazilian rainforest for ranching and mining, which surged under President Jair Bolsonaro and provoked global environmental protests |
| Arab Winter, | The period following the Arab Spring characterized by a return to authoritarianism, state collapse, and prolonged civil wars in the Middle East |
| Narendra Modi | India’s Prime Minister who has combined market-driven economic policies with a powerful brand of Hindu nationalist politics |
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