#AP World History: Modern - Conflict & Resistance 🌍

Hey there, future AP World History master! Let's get you prepped for exam day with a super-focused review of conflict and resistance in the modern era. We're going to break this down, make it memorable, and get you feeling confident. Let's do this! 💪

#⚔️ The Era of Conflict: A Quick Overview

While the 20th century was marked by significant conflict, it's also important to remember that many individuals and groups actively opposed violence. However, some figures and movements did intensify conflicts. Let's dive in!

#🔥 Intensified Conflict Responses

#Ruthless Dictators 👿

These leaders used violence and oppression to maintain power:

• Francisco Franco (Spain) 🇪🇸: Ruled 1936-1975. Killed thousands of political opponents, especially Catalans and Basques. Only Catholicism was allowed. Think Franco = Fear 😨

• Idi Amin (Uganda) 🇺🇬: Ruled 1971-1979. Expanded the military and used it to persecute tribes like the Acholi and Lango. Expelled thousands of Asians and confiscated their property. Remember Amin = Atrocity 💔

• Augusto Pinochet (Chile) 🇨🇱: Ruled 1974-1990. Reversed land reform policies, killed thousands of opponents, and committed human rights abuses. Think Pinochet = Pain 🤕

#Military-Industrial Conflict and Weapons Trading 🏭 💣

• Increased arms trading led to more conflict, not peace. 💡 This is a key example of a negative feedback loop.
• Militarized states often responded to conflicts in ways that further intensified them.

#💥 Violent Movements

#Shining Path (Peru) 🇵🇪

• Maoist guerrilla group led by Abimael Guzmán. Fought a violent insurgency from the 1980s to the late 1990s.
• Aimed to overthrow the government and establish a communist state. Drew support from rural peasants.
• Used brutal tactics like bombings and assassinations.

#Al-Qaeda ☪️

• Founded by Osama bin Laden. A terrorist org...