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YEARS OF CRISIS No battles fought on US soil “Roaring 20’s” Brief Prosperity
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“Roaring 20’s” Plenty of Money Fun, Jobs, & Parties First fears of Communism arise
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Depression “BLACK TUESDAY” October 29, 1929October 29, 1929 US Stock Market CrashesUS Stock Market Crashes Start of Great Depression 1 out of every 4 Americans was jobless (by 1933 13 million) Unemployment rose 800%
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F.D.R. Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President in 1932 New Deal Policies Creation of Jobs Creation of Jobs TVA, Built roads, Etc.. TVA, Built roads, Etc..
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Fear of another World War and it’s effects caused most Americans to want to remain isolated
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Great Britain Economic Difficulties General Strike in 1926 Started by the coal miners, by May 4 all walk off of their jobs Started by the coal miners, by May 4 all walk off of their jobs Strike fails—Parliament passes law making general strikes illegal
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Labor Party Brought about by Failure of General Strike Socialist ideas and politicians begin to rise in power Causes a greater fear in the free world
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Ireland Demands for a free state Despite independence for Southern Ireland.
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France Struggles after devastation of WWI HALF OF THE MALES BETWEEN AGES 18-32 WERE KILLED IN WWI
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France Economy suffering Leads to the rise of Socialist Party Leon Blum a socialist become Prime Minister in 1934
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Totalitarianism Idea that a dictatorial government should control all aspects of citizens’ lives.
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Italy Benito Mussolini 1919 Formed Fascist Party Fascism—glorification of the state with a strong ruler and aggressive nationalism. Fascism—glorification of the state with a strong ruler and aggressive nationalism.
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Italy Unrest spreads to all areas of Italy People fear a Communist Revolution
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Mussolini Mussolini’s Army “Black Shirts”: Brutal Tactics to gain and hold support Mussolini wins election Due mainly to FEAR
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Italy Mussolini becomes “IL Duce” (the leader). Bans all non-fascists parties and orders syndicates to be formed **Many Italians opposed the Fascist System** “RECAPTURE THE GREATNESS OF ROME”
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Germany Weimar Republic: 1919-1933 Many Germans felt that the Weimer had betrayed them by signing the Treaty of Versailles Reparations to France 35 Billion Dollars France takes the Ruhr industrial valley as payment
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Germany High Inflation 1923-4 trillion marks =1 US Dollar, before war 4=1 1923-4 trillion marks =1 US Dollar, before war 4=1 French leave Ruhr & US loans $ French leave Ruhr & US loans $ The Nazi Party formed to offer new ideas. NATIONAL SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
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Germany Adolf Hitler WWI veteran “Brown Shirts” Formed by Hitler Formed by Hitler Private army of young veterans and street thugs. Private army of young veterans and street thugs.
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Hitler He is arrested in 1923 for attempting to start a revolution. While in prison, he writes Mein Kampf
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Hitler Mein Kampf (my struggle) Blamed the Jews and Communists for Germany losing WWI. Roots of the Holocaust
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Hitler and Politics The National Socialist Workers Party (Nazi) begin to win new voters Hitler is elected to the legislature Uses fear of Communism to get elected
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Hitler’s power grows Hitler becomes more powerful as his propaganda machine puts out more & more information He starts rumors about a communist revolution
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Hitler Hitler is given emergency powers to deal with the communist threat. Hitler takes total control and forms the Third Reich.1000 YEARS
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Hitler DER FUHRER: HITLER CONTROLS EVERYTHING Art, music, science, etc…… POWER OF PROPAGANDA ON THE YOUTH OF GERMANY
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Comintern In 1919, communist leaders form the Comintern to help spread communism throughout the world
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Russia Lenin in power Russia: 1921- 1924 Rebuilds Russian Economy New Economic Policy NEP HEAVY INDUSTRY 1922 Russia becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
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VLADIMIR LENIN
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After Lenin Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin battle for leadership after the death of Lenin Stalin wins and Trotsky flees the country Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico
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Stalin Rules UNDER COMMUNISM THE SOVIET UNION BECOMES AN INDUSTRIAL LEADER LIFE FOR THE SOVIET CITIZEN IS HARSH
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Stalin POWER BY FEAR CREATES THE KGB TO UNSURE DOMESTIC SUBSERVIAENCE
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Red Purge HAS 0VER 11 MILLION “DISODENTS” KILLED MANY OTHERS ARE EXILED THESE EVENTS ARE CALLED PURGES STARTED IN 1926 STARTED IN 1926
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