The+Newest+Stage+of+World+History+1914-+Present

After the two World Wars many things have been modified some even for the better eventually life was easier in certain ways such as development in technology and because of that the world also seemed smaller.
 * Triggers for changes**
 * WWI cause European dominance to go down.
 * Economy --> goes down ---> destruction
 * Western military shaken
 * Intervention from outside cost more
 * New ways for transportation + communication to move goods/people.
 * military life modified.
 * internet and radio made the world seemed smaller.
 * New technology = faster way to kill people
 * modified public health = growth of population
 * population growth = sometimes urbanization

There was definitely new changes during the 20th century such as political change, increase in education, and even voice for women in politics. Roles of nations such as China had receded before as there role in the global system however they reentered as other places also did the same.
 * The Big Changes**
 * 20th century = new forms of authoritarianism, use of democracy spread, totalitarian governments.
 * political change = dominant process
 * Japan + Pacific Rim joined United States + Europe in advanced industrial societies.
 * Oil producing states took advantage of new control of global resources.
 * China ---> global manufacturing engine
 * India> modified exports developed = center for outsourcing of services.
 * Brazil > 4th biggest computer exporter.
 * Nationalism = grew
 * 20th century = Marxism
 * Cold war = Marxism vs Western consumerism
 * new period = new movements of legal rights, voice for women in politics, and increase in education
 * Middle of 20th century, globalization receded.
 * 1978 China reentered global system, Russia after 1985
 * population growth = encouraged migration
 * global warming = 21st century

There were some continuity such as India where they kept their older economic and social forms, also how girls continued to receive less education then boys however there were a few changes that had occurred such as McDonald's establishing their chain of fast foods world wide.
 * Continuty**
 * some concentrated on low cost production of food/raw material, some advanced industrialization.
 * 2005 less than 30% had access to internet
 * girls received less education then boys
 * beauty contest = winner with best command of Keralan language and culture.
 * McDonalds built worldwide = served different things in different areas.
 * United States suspicious of being active in international agreements that limits sovereignty = land mines, punishing war criminals, certain pacts on environment.
 * Buddhist were being attacked by government
 * 21st century Russia > greater authoritarianism

Emotions tied to the behavior such as a death of a child would result in the divorce of the parents. Not only that but also Mao Zedong wanted peasants to express their anger casting off their traditional reluctance. New changes and topics developed throughout as the chapter progresses. More of WWI and WWII.
 * Impact on Daily life: Emotions and Behavior**
 * Tahitians were to slower to anger
 * Attempts to reverse emotional passivity were n order to destroy social inequality.
 * Mao Zedong who is the communist leader in China encouraged peasants to portray their anger by casting off their traditional reluctance.
 * United States Civil rights leaders wrote childhearing manuals used to portray African American parents to used assertiveness.
 * low birth rate ---> emotions attached to the only child
 * 20th century death of child = divorce.
 * consumerism affected behaviors
 * McDonalds = opening in Soviet Union = workers needed to be taught how to smile when serving customers.
 * China open global economy 1978 = romantic love goes up.
 * People who traveled immigrated back and forth learned different behaviors/ adopted.
 * Socities and Trends**
 * developments of two World War = rise of anticolonism
 * New regimes ---> Germany, Italy, also > global impact of economic depression
 * World War II ended European order
 * Western society + Eastern Europe = cold war.
 * Analyze the Three maps**
 * **New empires emerged.**
 * **Anartica emerged with Mexico and Peru**
 * **Two largest China + Canada**
 * **Three largest Alaska U.S., Austrailia Brazil- Russia**
 * **Very diverse ---> fairly large amout owned by Russia**
 * **Little owned by Japan**
 * **More Independence**
 * **Britain owns Austrailia + Canada very spaced.**
 * **U.S owns Alaska**
 * **Very little of German possesion**
 * **Italian possesion little**
 * No parent companies large
 * Next is Canada 1000-2000 with 2000- 5000
 * After is China + India with 100- 500
 * 1-100 is seperated.