Unit Topics: Independence Movements; regional social, economic, and political

developments since 1945”, Wars and Advancing Technology

SOLs: WHII 1a,b,c,d,e; 13 b,c; 15 a,b,c and embedded SOL REVIEW!!!!

World HistoryUnit 6

WH II 14:REVIEW INDIA!!! The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of independence movements and development efforts bya) describing the struggles for self-rule, including

Gandhi’s leadership in India and the development of India’s democracy

b) describing Africa’s achievement of independence, including Jomo Kenyatta’s leadership of Kenya and Nelson Mandela’s

c) describing the end of the mandate system and the creation of states in the Middle East, including the roles of Golda Meir and Gamal Abdul Nasser.

India: Independence

What do you know about each of the following:

Hinduism: Islam: Gandhi: Nehru: Jinnah: Indira Gandhi:

Independence for India British policies and the demand for self rule

led to the rise of Indian Independence movements, which resulted in the creation of new states in the Indian sub continent. What were the British policies? Who made demands for independence? What methods did they use?

GEOGRAPHY of “India” on a map

Find on the Indian sub-continent: Area called “British India” The Republic of India, a democratic nation

that developed after independence Pakistan (formerly WEST Pakistan) Bangladesh (formerly EAST Pakistan) Sri Lanka (formerly CEYLON)

Independence in Africa:

describe Africa’s achievement of independence, including Jomo Kenyatta’s leadership of Kenya and Nelson Mandela’s

Jomo Kenyatta Nelson Mandela Other independence leaders: (see chart)

African Independence: POST WWII Independence due to:

“Right to self-determination” is part of the UN Charter

Increasing pride in African cultures and heritage

Resentment toward imperial rule and economic exploitation

Loss of colonies by Great Britain, France, Belgium and Portugal

Influence of the post-WWII superpower rivalry during the COLD WAR

Independence in Africa West vs. East WEST Africa =

PEACFUL EAST Africa =

VIOLENT

African Independence Revolutions were both peaceful AND violent

WEST Africa = mostly peaceful (Ghana) Algeria : War for Independence from France=

(VIOLENT) EAST Africa = many VIOLENT revolutions

Kenya= VIOLENT (Jomo Kenyatta, Mau-Mau, etc.)

South Africa = VIOLENT also APARTHEID (racial segregation was a big

problem and led to international outcry to end it)

Nelson Mandela’s leadership was crucial

African Independence: JOMO KENYATTA

Kenya (British colony)

African Independence:Nelson Mandela

South Africa (Dutch, then British colony)

VIOLENT British fought

Dutch farmers known as BOERS

British fought ZULU tribe, led by Shaka ZULU

African Independence:Kwame Nkrumah Ghana (Gold

Coast): British colony

African Independence: Mau-Mau

Kenya (British colony) VIOLENT

African Independence:Idi Amin Uganda—British

colony VIOLENT!

African Independence: Mobutu Sese Seko

ZAIRE (Belgian colony)

Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo after Sese Seko was overthrown

African Independence: Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) Named after

Cecil Rhodes (a British imperialist)

African Independence:Ian Smith* Rhodesia (before it

became “Zimbabwe”) --British colony

African Independence: F.W.de Klerk*

See page 704 in the book!

Middle East: describe the end of the mandate system and the creation of states in the Middle East, including the roles of Golda Meir and Gamal Abdul Nasser.

Review: Colonialism, Berlin Conference, religion, WW I and WWII, Holocaust, establishment of Israel, and related events

Middle East: Peace and Conflict Nationalism and the mandate system after

WWI (REVIEW!) UN decision to END the mandate system after

WWII Religious conflicts cause TENSION and

violence Economic development and the tension

between modernization and westernization Arab-Israeli Dispute (ongoing) Egypt and the Suez Canal (Suez Crisis)

Middle East: Peace and Conflict

Mandates (after WWI) to know and find on a map: FRENCH = Syria and Lebanon

BRITISH = Jordan (called Transjordan) and Palestine (part became independent as the State of Israel in 1948)

Can you discuss part of the HISTORY and culture of the mandates before, during and after the mandate era?

Middle East: Golda Meir Prime minister

of Israel* led Israel (after

initial setbacks) to victory in the Yom Kippur War*

Strong support of the United States

Israel’s position is vulnerable in the Middle East

Middle East: Gamal Abdul NASSER

President of Egypt

Nationalized the Suez Canal (took it from British control)

Established a relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Built the Aswan High Dam

Gamal Abdul NASSER

founder of the so-called “Non-Aligned Movement” ( India and Yugoslavia)

developed close relations with the Soviet Union. USSR its satellites became chief source of military

equipment and financial aid, beginning with a massive arms deal with Czechoslovakia in 1955.

May of 1967, Nasser expelled UN peacekeepers from the Sinai peninsula and announced a blockade of the Straits of Tiran to Israel-bound shipping. (Openly declares he wants to destroy Israel)

Key “wars” to remember about Israel and its neighbors 1948: State of Israel is

created Immediately invaded

by : Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria

Suez Crisis (Nasser in Egypt) and later the Six Day War 1967

1973 Yom Kippur War (vs. Egypt and Syria)

Six Day War the third major Arab-Israeli conflict

— was in a sense a continuation of the first two wars. Broadly speaking, the causes of the fighting in 1967 overlapped with the causes of fighting in 1948 (Arab rejection of Israel) and 1956 (continued rejectionism and an Egyptian blockade of shipping to Israel).

Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan were the key players

Middle East Conflict as part of the COLD WAR:

Geopolitical aspects of Six Day War 1967: As American relations with Egypt soured,

the Soviet Union stepped up its influence in the Arab world, working to build (pro-Soviet) Arab unity by focusing Arab attention on their common enemy, Israel

USA tries to get Israel to “hold off” and never strike first. USA provides intelligence to assist Israel make every strike count when they have to

Middle East: Yasir Arafat Committed soldier

against state of Israel Head of the PLO

(independent nationalist organization)

By 1988, he “renounces” violence and by 1993 signs Oslo Peace Accords with Rabin….

BUT, a new intifada begins 2000….

…Arafat dies in 2004

Oslo Peace Accords,1993

TERMS for Palestinians were to include: Self rule in West Bank & Gaza Strip (find

those on the map) renunciation of terrorism (STOP being

terrorists!) Recognize Israel’s right to exist”

Middle East: Yitzak Rabin Gets a Nobel

Peace Prize with Arafat

Assassinated by a Jewish student

Middle East: Ayatollah Khomeini

Installed after 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran

US embassy was raided and US hostages held until 1980

SEE PAGE 713 in

the book!

As of 12-6-12, this is as far as the “new 2012” notes go.

……“To BE CONTINUED”

Review the following world leaders who made major contributions to events in the second half of the twentieth century Country? Religion? Notable cultural features? Relationship with USA & USSR during

Cold War Era? Current Events?

Indira Gandhi:

From India Closer relationship

between India and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Developed nuclear program

Margaret Thatcher

British prime minister Free trade and less

government regulation of business

Close relationship with United States and U.S. foreign policy

Assertion of United Kingdom’s military power

 

Mikhail Gorbachev & Ronald Reagan

Glasnost (“openness”= free speech, press) and perestroika (“restructuring” of the Soviet economy: market, free enterprise with some private business)

Last “president” of Soviet Union

Deng Xiaoping

Reformed Communist China’s economy to a market economy leading to rapid economic growth

Continued communist control of government

Asia in Transition: China after WW II

Division of China into two nations at the end of WWII (Taiwan and People’s Republic of China)

Communist China participated in Korean Conflict on North Korea’s side

Modern leadership of DENG XIAOPENG/REFORMS ECONOMY

China after Mao: DENG XIAOPING

Reformed communist economy to market economy leading to RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH

Continued Communist control of the government

Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989

Died 1997

Asia in Transition: Southeast Asia and the struggle to establish democratic gov’t Colonial heritage

Ethnic and religious conflict

Asia in Transition: Japan and the “ASIAN TIGERS”

These areas have created successful industrial economies and are the new “powerhouses” of the global economy Japan South Korea

Singapore Hong Kong

Can you identify the nations of Asia and Southeast Asia and discuss the religion and histories of those nations?

IMPORTANT “End of the Semester Items” to wrap it all up: Terrorism & Global

Security concerns Global economy Technology and

Communications Revolution

Energy and “Green” Info

The FUTURE

“Analyze the increasing impact of TERRORISM” What is terrorism? What causes terrorism? What are some EXAMPLES of

terrorist activities? How has terrorism affected

both developed and developing nations?

Terrorism:

“the use of violence and threats to intimidate and coerce for political reasons”

RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM is a major cause

Another cause is the inability to “deal” with inequities in social, cultural or economic systems in a terrorist’s homeland

Terrorism: EXAMPLES Munich Olympics in 1972 (PLO

murdered Israeli athletes in the Olympic Village dorms)

USA on Sept. 11, 2001 (9-11) (Muslim extremists encouraged by Osama Bin Laden attacked Twin Towers in NTC and the Pentagon in Washington, DC)

Car bombings Suicide Bombers Airline Hijackers

Munich, Germany Sept. 5, 1972: Early group of

the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) calling themselves “Black September” attacked Israeli athletes in Olympic

Hostages all killed at airport

Osama Bin Laden & his religious extremists on Sept. 11th, 2001

Government Responses to Terrorism: SURVEILLANCE of

“suspects” Restriction of some

privacy rights More security at

airports and water-ports

Increased use of IDENTIFICATION BADGES and PHOTO IDS

WW II 16: The student will demonstrate knowledge of cultural, economic, and social conditions in developed and developing nations of the contemporary world

 

Q: What can you tell me about the HISTORIES of the places in RED? Religions? Colonial ism? Independence Struggles? Terrorist Activities?

A. identifying contemporary political issues, with emphasis on migrations of refugees and others, ethnic/religious conflicts, and the impact of technology, including chemical and biological technologies

Q: What are some of the Key Challenges faced by the contemporary world?

Q: What new technologies have created both OPPORTUNITIES and challenges?

Challenge: “MIGRATIONS”REFUGEES

International conflicts produce waves of refugees fleeing political, ethnic, religious or economic troubles in:

Middle East Northern Ireland Balkans Horn of Africa South Asia

“GUEST WORKERS”

Numbers of “guest workers” flood European cities

New Technologies=Good and/or BadIMPACT of New

Technology? Widespread BUT

“UNEQUAL” access to computers

Instantaneous communication via internet, cell-phone, IM, social media etc.

BIOETHICS of genetic engineering and cloning

b) assessing the impact of economic development and global population growth on the environment and society, including an understanding of the links between economic and political freedom.

Q: How does the developing world compare with the developed world in terms of economic, social and population characteristics?

Characteristics:

DEVELOPIN G: DEVELOPED:

Location on map? Economics weak or

“in transition” Social conditions:

literacy rates tend to be LOW here, little access to health care or technologies

Population SIZE and growth rates : high

Location on Map? Strong economics with

more “knowledge workers” in service industries

Social conditions: HIGH literacy rates, access to health care and technologies

Populations are manageable growth is lower

Q: What effect or “IMPACTS” are economic development and rapid population growth having on the ENVIRONMENT?

Negative Effects in “developing countries”: POLLUTION Habitats lost from destruction of

environment Global climate change (used to be called

“ozone depletion”) Poverty Poor health Illiteracy (people can’t read or write) Famine (people starve) Migrations….as refugees or “guest

workers”

Q: What are the links between economic development and political freedom? FREE market economies (except in

China) produce “good things” for the people: Rising standard of living (life is

better in general) Expanding and prosperous MIDDLE

CLASS Middle Class then DEMANDS more

POLITICAL FREEDOMS and INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (except in China)

Look at : TAIWAN (Jiang Jieshi) and SOUTH KOREA (NOT communist)

C. describing economic interdependence including the rise of:• multinational corporations =•international organizations=•trade agreements= 

Q: How is economic interdependence changing the world?

How is economic interdependence changing the world? Rapid transportation , communication and

computer network Rise and influence of MULTINATIONAL

CORPORATIONS Changing role of international boundaries Regional integration like European Union Trade Agreements between nations:

NAFTA, WTO (World Trade Organization) International Organizations: UN & IMF

(International Monetary Fund)

WH II 15: REVIEW!!The student will demonstrate knowledge of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism in the contemporary world by:

a) describing their beliefs, sacred writings, traditions and customs

b) Locating the geographic distribution of religions in the contemporary world

Unofficial “c” is : associating the role of religion in modern political conflicts

Current Status of the World

Be able to identify each country (ANY country) on the world map

Be able to generalize an intelligent statement about that country regarding: A. Status at 1500 B. Status at 1800 C. Status at 1945 D. Status at 2010