The War Period in Europe Democracies Are Difficult To Maintain
Germany Weimar Republic was weak High inflation led by von Hindenberg democracy was a new thing High inflation printed money to pay off debt France / Britain wanted gold
Germany U. S. creates the Dawes Plan loaned Germany money to pay off its debts $200 million loan caused economic growth in Germany created by Charles Dawes of the U. S.
France Unstable government New government 40 times in 20 years Maginot Line series of fortifications and trenches defense system against another invasion
Peace Treaties Washington Conference (1921 - 1922) Limit Japan’s growing power Open Door Policy in China Limit ship building and scrap many current battle ships led by Charles Evans Hughes
Peace Treaties Kellogg - Briand Pact (1928) Renounce all war “Spirit of Locarno” 1925 Pact of Peace No way to police other countries Allowed for “defensive” wars
Society Rapidly Changes
Air Travel Air mail begins 1927 Charles Lindbergh flies solo over the Atlantic Ocean Passenger Airlines begin in the 1930’s
Radio Commercial Stations begin in the 1920’s original place for information created entertainment with shows Allows for “mass” communication
Science Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity E=MC2 (squared) Opened the door for the nuclear age Warned President Roosevelt of the Atomic Bomb possibilities
Science Ego Super Ego Id Sigmund Freud developed the theory of the unconscious mind Ego Super Ego Id
Art Surrealism - Salvador Dali Artists and writers searched for a connection to the unconscious mind
Harlem Renaissance Movement in the arts in the African American community in Harlem New York Major changes in music and literature
Harlem Jazz Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Combination of Blues and Ragtime Dancing Music
Harlem Literature Langston Hughes - poet Described the despair of the past and the hope of the future