Events Following WWI (TOC #20)

Essential Question How did Europe change after WWI?

Russian Revolution In 1917, Russia went through a revolution. A revolution is a big change of power in short amount of time. A revolution is a big change of power in short amount of time.Why????? Poor people in Russia (serfs) were unsatisfied with their lives. They were running out of food, they wanted peace, and their land was destroyed. They blamed the rich ruling class of Russia and demanded the Czar (King) step down They blamed the rich ruling class of Russia and demanded the Czar (King) step down Czar or Tsar of Russia (King) was Nicholas Romanov II

Russian Revolution WWI had made the poor even poorer How? Bolsheviks (Communist group) took over the Russian Government and killed Nicholas II and his whole family, ending the 300 year Romanov Dynasty.

Russian Revolution After the Revolution, a Communist group known as the Bolsheviks took over Communism is a system in which people cooperate to survive. Communism is a system in which people cooperate to survive. The leader of the Bolsheviks was Vladimir Lenin, known as the “Father of the Soviet Union) The leader of the Bolsheviks was Vladimir Lenin, known as the “Father of the Soviet Union)

Russian Revolution Lenin and the Bolsheviks made Russia a Communist country and change the name of the country to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) or for short, the Soviet Union

The War Ends The Allied Powers win the war. The war leaves almost all of Europe bankrupt. They force Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

The Treaty of Versailles The 1919 Versailles Treaty, which Germany was kept under blockade until she signed, ended the war. The treaty said: 1. The war was all Germany’s fault. ( War Guilt) 2. Germany had to pay money to the countries it attacked. (Economic Reparations) 3. Germany had to give up a bunch of its land and colonies (Territorial Losses) 4. Germany also had to disarm its military. (Military Restrictions)

The Treaty of Versailles caused Germany to go through a depression a time when businesses and people lost a lot of money a time when businesses and people lost a lot of money

The Treaty of Versailles Germans were also mad because the treaty said that Germany alone caused WWI. Many Germans wanted revenge

The Worldwide Depression When: Where: Global or worldwide Why: Major decline in the economy led to unemployment, inflation (price increases), foreclosures (banks taking peoples homes), and poor economic decisions by governments. How: Demand for U.S. crops plummeted (decreased production) in the late 1920s, farmers begin to lose farms, banks were forced to take heavy losses and close, people panicked and pulled (took out) investments (money) from companies and the stock market crashed (stopped working) in 1929 Who: Many families were forced to live in poverty (poor quality).Young people were forced to leave their families to find work. Families lose tremendous (large) amounts of money and property (goods). People began to search for food.

The Worldwide Depression Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, age 32, a mother of seven children, in Nipomo, California, March 1936

Government beliefs of Nazism was Fascism: belief in putting the interests and needs of a nation above the individual and is controlled through the use of a unitary (single) autocratic government ruled by a dictator Government beliefs of Nazism was Fascism: the belief in putting the interests and needs of a nation above the individual and is controlled through the use of a unitary (single) autocratic government ruled by a dictator Goal of Nazism was to establish an agrarian (society based on agriculture or farming) utopia (perfect society) People who could not find jobs joined the Communist and National Socialist parties. The National Socialist Party’s leader, Adolf Hitler, was gaining more and more power The National Socialist Party’s leader, Adolf Hitler, was gaining more and more power Rise of Nazism:

Nazi Party As more and more Germans became poor and angry, more and more began joining the National Socialist Party. Before long, the party is very large and it’s leader, Adolf Hitler becomes very powerful. They also change the name of the party to the Nazi Party

Nazi Party 1939 Reichstag appointed Hitler as chancellor. Hitler keeps his promise and immediately puts Germans to work. He refuses to obey the accords of the Treaty of Versailles. The European leaders do not want to fight another war; Hitler uses this against them. He agrees to peace treaties with Allied nations in Europe he never had plans to keep. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin trusts Hitler’s agreement to peace; history would prove him naïve. Hitler builds the strongest army in the world in a matter of years.

Nazi Party Accomplishments Germany moved to retake lands lost in the Treaty of Versailles. Nazi Germany changed its government’s name from the Weimar Republic to the Third Reich. Hitler wanted to “purify” German lands and made Jews live in ghettos----beginning of the Holocaust. Europe came to the point of war. Many Germans wanted revenge and they trusted Adolf Hitler and the Nazis From , Hitler brought Germany out of depression into all out war!

We Will See Hitler Again

Mr. Franklin is a Dictator Split class in two groups Why are you unsatisfied with me as dictator? What is your new political party’s name? Who is your leader? How will you take me out of power? What will you do when you have power?

Mr. Franklin is a Dictator How will you control the people of the other political party? Why are you unsatisfied with your new dictator? Who is your leader? How will you take them out of power? What will you do when you have power?