World History Thursday, April 28, 2011. Bellringer 4/20/11 Page 543- Geography Skills – Europe and the Middle East After World War I Answer Questions.

World HistoryWorld History

Thursday, April 28, 2011Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Page 543- Geography Skills – Europe Page 543- Geography Skills – Europe and the Middle East After World War Iand the Middle East After World War I

Answer Questions 1 and 2Answer Questions 1 and 2


You go in through one hole, you You go in through one hole, you come out through three holes. Once come out through three holes. Once you're inside you're ready to go you're inside you're ready to go outside, but once you're outside outside, but once you're outside you're still inside. What is it? you're still inside. What is it?


Read about the “The Great Read about the “The Great Depression” on pages 556-557Depression” on pages 556-557

Answer question 3 on page 559.Answer question 3 on page 559.

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Look at map on page 561

Answer Questions 1 and 2

Today’s HistoryToday’s History

Germany made its last reparations Germany made its last reparations payment for World War I on payment for World War I on Oct. 3, 2010Oct. 3, 2010. . Settling its outstanding debt from the Settling its outstanding debt from the 1919 Versailles Treaty and quietly closing 1919 Versailles Treaty and quietly closing the final chapter of the conflict that the final chapter of the conflict that shaped the 20th century. shaped the 20th century.

Germany ended up paying a total of to Germany ended up paying a total of to $33 billion (about $402 billion in today’s $33 billion (about $402 billion in today’s money). money).

News!!!!News!!!!

Interwar PeriodInterwar Period

SOL 11SOL 11

International OrganizationsInternational Organizations

After World War I, international organizations and agreements were established to avoid future conflicts.

League of NationsLeague of Nations International cooperative

organization

Established to prevent future wars

United States not a member– Although it was proposed

by Woodrow Wilson

Failure of League because it did not have power to enforce its decisions

Mandate SystemMandate System

During World War I, Great Britain and France agreed to divide large portions of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East between themselves.


After the war, the “mandate system” gave Great Britain and France control over the lands that became:

– (British controlled) Iraq, Transjordan,

and Palestine– (French controlled) Syria and Lebanon



The division of the Ottoman Empire through the mandate system planted the seeds for future conflicts in the Middle East.

The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

SOL 11bSOL 11b

Important TermsImportant Terms

1.1. DepressionDepression

2.2. InflationInflation

Worldwide DepressionWorldwide Depression

A period of uneven prosperity in the decade following World War I (the 1920s) was followed by worldwide depression in the 1930s.

Depression weakened Western democracies, making it difficult for them to challenge the threat of totalitarianism.

Causes of DepressionCauses of Depression German reparations

Expansion of production capacities and dominance of the United States in the global economy

High protective tariffs

Excessive expansion of credit

Stock Market Crash of 1929

DepressionDepression

Impact of Worldwide DepressionImpact of Worldwide Depression

High unemployment in industrial countries

Bank failures and collapse of credit

Collapse of prices in world trade

Nazi Party’s growing importance in Germany; Nazi Party’s blame of European Jews for economic collapse

DepressionDepression

InflationInflation

Rise of DictatorsRise of Dictators

SOL 11cSOL 11c

DictatorsDictators

U.S.S.R. – Joseph StalinU.S.S.R. – Joseph Stalin

Germany – Adolf HitlerGermany – Adolf Hitler

Italy – Benito MussoliniItaly – Benito Mussolini

Japan – Hirohito and Hideki TojoJapan – Hirohito and Hideki Tojo

Reasons for rise of dictatorsReasons for rise of dictators

Economic disruptions following World Economic disruptions following World War I led to unstable political War I led to unstable political conditions. Worldwide depression in conditions. Worldwide depression in the 1930s provided opportunities for the 1930s provided opportunities for the rise of dictators in the Soviet the rise of dictators in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan.Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Important TermsImportant Terms

1.1. DictatorshipDictatorship

2.2. FascismFascism

3.3. CollectivizationCollectivization

4.4. NazismNazism

5.5. MilitarismMilitarism

6.6. Anti-Semitism - prejudice against or Anti-Semitism - prejudice against or hostility towards Jewshostility towards Jews

U.S.S.R.U.S.S.R.

Entrenchment of Entrenchment of communismcommunism

Stalin’s policies:Stalin’s policies:– Five-year plans,Five-year plans,– collectivization of collectivization of

farms, farms, – state state

industrializationindustrialization– secret policesecret police

Great PurgeGreat Purge

GermanyGermany

Inflation and Inflation and depressiondepression

Democratic Democratic government weakenedgovernment weakened

Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism– Anti–Jewish feelingsAnti–Jewish feelings

Extreme nationalismExtreme nationalism National Socialism National Socialism

(Nazism)(Nazism) German occupation of German occupation of

nearby countriesnearby countries

ItalyItaly

Rise of fascismRise of fascism

Ambition to restore Ambition to restore the glory of Romethe glory of Rome

Invasion of EthiopiaInvasion of Ethiopia

JapanJapan

MilitarismMilitarism

Industrialization of Industrialization of Japan, leading to Japan, leading to drive for raw drive for raw materialsmaterials

Invasion of Korea, Invasion of Korea, Manchuria, and the Manchuria, and the rest of Chinarest of China

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