TOPIC 8.7
Global Resistance to Established Power
Structures After 1900
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions (CDI)
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society
view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have
political, social, and cultural implications.
Learning Objective I:
Explain various reactions to existing power structures in the period after 1900.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals and groups— including states—opposed this trend. Some individuals and groups, however, intensified the conflicts.
KC-2
Groups and individuals challenged the many wars of the century, and some, such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, promoted the practice of nonviolence as a way to bring about
political change.
KC-3
Militaries and militarized states often responded to the proliferation of conflicts in ways that further intensified conflict.
KC-4
Some movements used violence against civilians in an effort to achieve political aims.
Cultural Developments and Interactions (CDI)
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society
view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have
political, social, and cultural implications.
Learning Objective I:
Explain various reactions to existing power structures in the period after 1900.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals and groups— including states—opposed this trend. Some individuals and groups, however, intensified the conflicts.
KC-2
Groups and individuals challenged the many wars of the century, and some, such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, promoted the practice of nonviolence as a way to bring about
political change.
KC-3
Militaries and militarized states often responded to the proliferation of conflicts in ways that further intensified conflict.
KC-4
Some movements used violence against civilians in an effort to achieve political aims.