essay 1
Global Interrelatedness
Discuss the state of global interrelatedness as it evolved from 1914 to 1945. What were the most significant changes? Was global interrelatedness tightening or loosening in this period?
• The world is becoming more interrelated o Mobilization o Technology o Wars
• During this period the interrelatedness was tightening o During the industrial revolution, communication increased, and because of technology, communication increased
• Whether good or bad o It tightened when countries started to try import industry industrialization, but when that did not work, it loosened again
• Colonies and great powers
Identity Politics
What are the most important identity issues of the early twentieth century? For the sake of argument, pick one -- gender, race, anti-colonial nationalism -- and make your case that what was and was not accomplished in terms of that issue make it especially important in this period (roughly 1914-1945).
• Gender o Examples of mistreatment
• Aba Women’s War in Nigeria
• Rape of Nanjing in China o Examples of accomplishment
• WWI
• WWII (more so)
• After 1914, women were given the right to vote in many countries
• In the 1920s, women were given more education about their reproductive freedoms from Margaret Sanger
Mass Mobilization
How has the idea of mass mobilization shaped our world? What is mass mobilization? [Describe not only its impact on a specific event or time period, but also how it is created and successfully or unsuccessfully employed.]
• Industrial revolution brought people together by making a working class
• Political revolution made people citizens, rather than subjects – they had political rights and duties for their nation
• The education system molded and motivated people
• Mass consumption and media interlinked people globally
• Definition: mobilization of the civilian population on behalf of a government stance
• Impact during WWII o Women were working in America and
Discuss the state of global interrelatedness as it evolved from 1914 to 1945. What were the most significant changes? Was global interrelatedness tightening or loosening in this period?
• The world is becoming more interrelated o Mobilization o Technology o Wars
• During this period the interrelatedness was tightening o During the industrial revolution, communication increased, and because of technology, communication increased
• Whether good or bad o It tightened when countries started to try import industry industrialization, but when that did not work, it loosened again
• Colonies and great powers
Identity Politics
What are the most important identity issues of the early twentieth century? For the sake of argument, pick one -- gender, race, anti-colonial nationalism -- and make your case that what was and was not accomplished in terms of that issue make it especially important in this period (roughly 1914-1945).
• Gender o Examples of mistreatment
• Aba Women’s War in Nigeria
• Rape of Nanjing in China o Examples of accomplishment
• WWI
• WWII (more so)
• After 1914, women were given the right to vote in many countries
• In the 1920s, women were given more education about their reproductive freedoms from Margaret Sanger
Mass Mobilization
How has the idea of mass mobilization shaped our world? What is mass mobilization? [Describe not only its impact on a specific event or time period, but also how it is created and successfully or unsuccessfully employed.]
• Industrial revolution brought people together by making a working class
• Political revolution made people citizens, rather than subjects – they had political rights and duties for their nation
• The education system molded and motivated people
• Mass consumption and media interlinked people globally
• Definition: mobilization of the civilian population on behalf of a government stance
• Impact during WWII o Women were working in America and