The World Wars
This practice was characterized by mobilization of whole economies to engage in warfare.
Total War
The rise of this political ideology sought to solve economic problems with strong state control of a capitalist system.
Fascism
Western capitalists formed this alliance to counter the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact
NATO
The IMF
Diseases like Alzheimers and Heart Disease grew in prominence as a result of...
People living longer (Life expectancy)
WWI saw massive battlefield casualties that resulted from technological innovations such as...
Machine Guns
Tanks
Chemical Warfare
Artillery
This set of economic policies in the United States demonstrated increasing government intervention in the economy.
The New Deal
These were fought in place of a direct conflict between the Warsaw Pact and NATO.
Proxy Wars
This geographical hemisphere saw most of the economic development during the second half of the 20th c.
The Global South
The use of genetically modified crops to solve a global food shortage is known as the-
Green Revolution
Along with a flawed alliance system and building militarism, this growing factor in European society led to increased rivalries among countries.
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany's currency saw massive ___________ in the early 1920s.
Hyperinflation
Nations around the globe sought independence after WWII, some peacefully, some violently. Name one of each.
Violent:
Vietnam, Algeria, Kenya,
Peaceful:
India, Pakistan, Morocco, Tunisia, Congo etc.
Developing nations like Bangladesh or Vietnam often specialize in a specific industry to maximize this economic principle.
Comparative Advantage
This Indian-based cinema style represents the international influence on culture seen in the second half of the 20th c.
Bollywood
How did the use of colonial soldiers in each war weaken colonial rule?
Soldiers saw the fallibility of their imperial rulers as they died en masse around the world.
The killing of livestock and burning of crops/fields in Russia and Ukraine was done in protest of this process.
Collectivization
The United States intervened in several Latin American nations to promote US-friendly governance. Name three examples of this intervention.
Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, Panama
Economic hardships no longer only affect single nations. Give an example of the cascading effects of this post 1950.
Oil crisis in the '70s, Latin America's "lost decade" in the 80s, US Housing bubble in '08.
The release of ______________ and pollutants into the atmosphere contributed to debates about the nature and causes of climate change
Greenhouse gases
WWII saw several examples of mass civilian casualties such as the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, name the mass casualty event in the USSR OR China.
Siege of Leningrad or Rape of Nanking
What happened to the Nationalist government after Mao's communists won?
They fled to Taiwan and set up a gov there.
Though initially successful, this 1968 invasion by the Soviet Union to stop reformist sentiments demonstrated, and spurred, disunion within the Warsaw Pact.
Czechoslovakia
Many developing nations still depend on citizens working abroad and sending these payments home to support relatives.
Remittances
This Chinese social media app demonstrates resistance to globalization through local development (and government restrictions).