20th Century
The dawning of the 20th century represented a dramatic new era in humankind. The world as it was known in the year 1900 is dramatically different, if not unrecognizable, from the world as we know it today. The 1900's saw global conflict and mass destruction become commonplace, while also marking genuine advances in equality, freedom, and justice. The developments in world politics and international relations in the 20th century are both plentiful and diverse. It is difficult, perhaps even discourteous, to attempt to encompass the glory and the failure of the twentieth century in a brief talk. Yet, there are points, occurrences, and occasions which can be called the 'major' developments in 20th century politics. Today I will be discussing these 6 major issues and their impact on our society; the First World War, the Great Depression, the Second World War, the end of imperialism, the cold war, and the creation of the nuclear bomb.World War One was truly the first 'Global Conflict', with only the most remote regions of the world unaffected by the events spanning 1914 through 1918. Most historians agree that there are two underlying factors which led to an upset in the balance of power and ultimately the outbreak of war; German e
The fall of imperialism continued throughout the latter half of the 20th Century. Between the years 1947 and 1980, Britain granted independence to forty-nine of its territories. Yet, Germany's feelings of seclusion and want of an empire were not unjustified - Germany again saw it as their natural right to follow other nations in their quest for colonies. In the end Germany and its fellow conspirator Austro-Hungary were defeated and forced to accept blame for causing the war. Citizens experienced Nazi genocide, the invention and use of weapons of mass destruction, a decimation of European cities and states, and a global economic downturn. When the bomb was finally developed and dropped on Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the destruction proved un-imaginable. However, many of the other empires were not as apt to give up their colonial holdings. The second half of the 20th Century was sure to prove as interesting as the first. The rise of communism in Russia, the lack of stable foreign trading partners, and the increasing inequalities between rich and poor all stand out as influences to the greatest economic 'slump' in US history - all of these factors having been influenced by WW1. Yet, the Cold War represented more than competition for nuclear supremacy, the two nations competed in everything - economic success, the exploration of space, and industrial output. Britain began to recognize the needs of 'self-determination' for its diverse holdings of colonies. The 'Manhattan Project,' as it had been dubbed, as a race against Germany to develop and harness the destruction of nuclear fission. The Second World War, much like the first, was a culmination of many socio-economic and political factors all coming into play at the right time. "By 1929, the US produced 42 per cent of the world's industrial output, with Germany, Britain, and France together accounting for only 28 per cent. The entity perhaps the more surprised, was the Soviet Union.
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