Topic 7.1
Shifting Power After 1900
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion,
and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative
institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise
power in different ways and for different purposes.
Unit 7: Learning Objective A
Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.
KC-2
The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.
KC-3
States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion,
and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative
institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise
power in different ways and for different purposes.
Unit 7: Learning Objective A
Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.
KC-2
The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.
KC-3
States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.