1. BIG IDEAS
Period 6
Present

2. Concept #1 The hegemony of Western Europe is broken by 1945
Replaced by The USSR & USA
The Cold War

3. #2
International organizations became increasingly important

4. Nationalism continues to be important#3
Nationalism continues to be important
Takes new patterns:
Fascism, decolonization, racism, genocide, and the break up of the Soviet Union

5. #4 Political Revolutions continue to be a big deal:
Now there are alternatives to western style democracy

6. #5 Social Reforms and Social Revolutions continue
Changes in gender roles
Peasant protests
Spread of Marxism
Religious fundamentalism

7. #6
Increasing interactions of societies created economic, technological, scientific, and cultural globalization during this era.

8. #7 Demographic changes:
Decrease in populations living in western nations.
Environmental changes continue as industrial and post industrial development reach many parts of the world.