Semester+II+Spring

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= = =IMPERIALISM/ COLONIALISM- Late January- February 24th = First, European powers claim control over territory around the world. The "Scramble for Africa" begins with the Berlin Conference.

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WWI- February 25- 18th of March
Then, those powers clash over territories and the war of alliances begins.

Rise of Totalitarianism- March 21 -April 5th
After WWI, powerful dictators seize complete control of their citizens in exchange for "security".

Holocaust- April 6- (continues in WWII unit below. Make sure to click to WWII unit after the end of the dates in this section.)
The victims of the dictatorships...... How could it have happened? Why did it happen? Why does this chapter of history repeat itself? What needs to happen to avoid it?

WWII Europe April 11- May 10
As the Holocaust is underway, Hitler invades his neighbors. Axis Powers VS Allied Powers.

WWII Pacific -May 16-22nd
Japanese Sphere of Influence battle around the islands of the Pacific against Allied Forces.

The Cold War- June
Stalin's "Iron Curtain" falls around Eastern Europe. The Berlin Wall goes up. Communist ideology against the western powers. Fear turns into paranoia.