How did states mobilize all Many states, including the US and Germany, used conscription, compulsory military Gurkhas from India ANZACS their peoples in order to recruitment, to raise large armies for their wars in the 20th Century. Colonial empires, conscription wage war? especially Britain, recruited soldiers from their colonies, Gurkha and ANZAC soldiers, to boost their numbers. What were the causes of Global conflict in the 20th Century was caused by imperialism, ethnic tension, global conflict in the 20th c.? nationalism, rivalry between large powers, competition for resources, and economic i.e. WWI and WWII crises such as the Great Depression. How did the balance of After the end of WWII, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Superpowers Capitalist/communist global power shift in the became the world’s two dominant superpowers. Their opposing systems of capitalism ideological struggle middle of the 20th century and communism led to an ideological war and competitions of every possible kind after the end of WWII (the Cold War) that lasted until the 1990s. What new alliances and new Competition between the US and USSR led to the creation of several alliances to help NATO, SEATO types of conflicts did the Cold one side defend against the other. These included NATO, SEATO, and CENTO on Warsaw Pact War era produce? the American side and the Warsaw Pact on the Soviet side. While neither superpower wars could directly attack the other for fear of nuclear retaliation, they both supported various groups which shared their views (directly or indirectly) in numerous proxy wars such as the Vietnam War or the Korean War. How did the Cold War end? The Cold War ended with the collapse of the USSR in 1991, following a military coup, and widespread abandonment of its Marxist-Leninist ideology. Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals, groups, Guernica was a painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso depicting the bombing of the Pablo Picasso & his work Guernica Spanish city of the same name during the Spanish Civil War. It was aimed at
How did states mobilize all their peoples in order to wage war? Many states, including the US and Germany, used conscription, compulsory military recruitment, to raise large armies for their wars in the 20th Century. Colonial empires, especially Britain, recruited soldiers from their colonies, Gurkha and ANZAC soldiers, to boost their numbers. Gurkhas from India ANZACS conscription What were the causes of global conflict in the 20th c.? i.e. WWI and WWII How did the balance of global power shift in the middle of the 20th century after the end of WWII What new alliances and new types of conflicts did the Cold War era produce? How did the Cold War end? Global conflict in the 20th Century was caused by imperialism, ethnic tension, nationalism, rivalry between large powers, competition for resources, and economic crises such as the Great Depression. After the end of WWII, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics became the world’s two dominant superpowers. Their opposing systems of capitalism and communism led to an ideological war and competitions of every possible kind (the Cold War) that lasted until the 1990s. Competition between the US and USSR led to the creation of several alliances to help one side defend against the other. These included NATO, SEATO, and CENTO on the American side and the Warsaw Pact on the Soviet side. While neither superpower could directly attack the other for fear of nuclear retaliation, they both supported various groups which shared their views (directly or indirectly) in numerous proxy wars such as the Vietnam War or the Korean War. The Cold War ended with the collapse of the USSR in 1991, following a military coup, and widespread abandonment of its Marxist-Leninist ideology. Superpowers Capitalist/communist ideological struggle NATO, SEATO Warsaw Pact wars Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals, groups, Guernica was a painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso depicting the bombing of the Spanish city of the same name during the Spanish Civil War. It was aimed at Pablo Picasso & his work Guernica
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