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THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENTURY
The interwar period (1919-1939)
In the central Europe,a series of traditional regimes had been established. These regimes shifted to authoritarianism,sometimes with a clear affinity for German nazism.
Meanwhile, in Germany, in 1933, a party, the NSDAP, took advantage of the financial crisis and the discontent of the
impoverished middle class.
In late October 1929, the stock-market bubble was simply unsustainable, causing a steep fall on the value of stocks.
German media exploited the legend of the
stabbing in the back,.
Put victory in the hands of the allies, betraying
the German people).
Late 20th Century
These new policies were based on the ideas of Perestroika
(Reform) and Glasnost (Transparency)
It was the age of globalization, a new term that appeared in the early 1990s to refer to a more integrated world, based oneconomic, cultural and political interconnections.
Another turning point was 9/11/2001, the terrorist attack on the New World Trade Center and other targets of interest of the so called hegemonic power.
In 1989 the Communist block began its dismantling from within, promoted by CPSU Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev, whose intention was to save Communism for the
Soviet Union.
The unilateral policies that followed the time-span that goes from 1989 to 2001, can be taken also as a distinct period, a foundational period of our time.
World War I
By 1917, the brutality and unpopularity of the war helped trigger the Soviet Revolution
Allies: France, Great Britain, Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Italy,
Russia and the United States.
The Triple Alliance: Germany, Austro-Hongary, the Ottoman
Empire, and Bulgaria
Early 20th Century
A Second Industrial Revolution had been added to the first one, this time with electrical power, the car engine, transatlantic crossings and so forth.
At the same time, medicine and science were promising a
bright future.
By the early 1900s, mass consumption society and the new
consuming habits were not yet at their peak as they would become in the roaring twenties.
On June, 28, 1914, Gavrilo Prinzip, acting on behalf of the Black Hand. This killing served as a pretext to start World
War I.
World War II and afterwards
The consequences of World War II were terrible. The total
death toll is about 50 to 60 million people.
The disagreements between the Allied Powers throughout
World War II became clear during the conferences that took place during and shortly after the war.
Western Europe was beginning its post-war recovery with US economic support (the Marshall Plan).
Decolonization began in Asia, moved to the Maghreb, and
then to sub-Saharan Africa.
These newly formed independent countries were expected to support either the Western capitalist side or the Eastern communist, a situation which must be understood within the
framework of the Cold War (1947-1990).