Causes for the Rise of Totalitarianism 1919-1939 Chapter 24 Causes for the Rise of Totalitarianism 1919-1939
I. Paris Peace Treaty (Versailles) New Borders & Nationalism 1. Germany (Poland & Alsace/Lorraine) 2. Russia (Poland, Baltic States, Finland)
I. Paris Peace Treaty (Versailles) French Demand for German reparations 1. Can’t make payments (bankrupt) 2. Confiscate Ruhr Valley (industrial area) 3. Massive German inflation League of Nations 1. US never joins 2. Weak… can’t enforce peace False Hope 1. Treaty of Locarno (French/German border) 2. Kellog-Briand Pact (65 nations… NO WAR!)
II. Great Depression (1929-1939) Farm prices crumble 1. Overproduction US Stock Market Crash (October 1929) Massive unemployment 1. 25-30% in US and western Europe Failure of capitalism? 1. More government in economy 2. People turn to socialism, communism 3. People give freedom for stability
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