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Unit 7 Overview: Global Conflict

Unit 7 Overview: Global Conflict

The tensions of the long nineteenth century produced two world wars and made the early twentieth century an era of global conflict.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 00:55 What does total war mean?
  2. 02:30 Who was Jeanette Rankin?
  3. 04:35 What was “the war to end all wars” and how quickly was this proven wrong?
  4. 06:30 How did industrial imperialism lead to global conflict?
  5. 07:00 What made the world wars “total wars”?
  6. 07:44 How did nations attempt to prevent another global conflict, both during the interwar period after the First World War and after the Second World War?
  7. 09:24 Why did Jeanette Rankin vote against US entry into the Second World War?