SSWH 18 The student will be able to identify the major political & economic factors that shaped world societies between WWI & WWII.

Totalitarianism Form of government with a one-party dictatorship that controls every aspect of the lives of its citizens Characteristics Political enemies jailed/killed Other political parties banned Media controlled by gov’t Propaganda Denial of individual rights

USSR after the Revolution Joseph Stalin Took over the Communist Party after Lenin’s death in 1924. Five Year Plans Stalin’s economic plan that made the USSR self- sufficient. Industrialization was a priority Protected the USSR from the worst effects of the Great Depression.

Stalin’s Rule KGB Great Purge 1937-1938 Secret police that sought out political opponents and killed them or sent them to labor camps. Great Purge 1937-1938 4 million people were killed under Stalin’s orders because they were seen as a threat to his power. Most were sent to work camps called gulags where they were starved and worked to death.

Great Depression The United States came out of WWI in the best shape economically. The US loaned a lot of money to countries around the world to help them rebuild after the war. By the 1920s, the US economy had gotten worse, so they tried to get countries to pay back their loans, which they couldn’t do. A world-wide depression resulted Long period where many people are without jobs. Spending by individuals, businesses, and governments goes down. People blame their governments for this depression which opens the door for radical leaders to come to power.

Italy After WWI, Italy was in chaos because their economy was in really bad shape Italians were also upset because they didn’t think they had been treated fairly by the Treaty of Versailles. They had been promised land by the Allies in return for their help, but the Treaty of Versailles didn’t follow through with this promise. Benito Mussolini Promised to revive the economy & rebuild military Fascism Political party characterized by extreme nationalism & extreme militarism Fascists gained in popularity until the King of Italy had no choice but to give power over to Mussolini in 1922

Mussolini’s Rule Black Shirts Focused on “shaping the youth” Secret Police that found and punished dissidents Focused on “shaping the youth” Wanted to restore the glory of the Roman Empire Focused on aggression and expansion

Germany After WWI, Germany was in chaos because: Unhappy with terms of Treaty of Versailles Dissatisfaction with the government put in place in Germany after the war (Weimar Republic) National Socialist German Workers Party AKA Nazi Party Political party that began to rise in popularity in the late 1920s by promising to restore Germany to its former glory

Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf (1925) Book written by Hitler where he laid out his plans: Germans (Aryans) master race Blames Jews and other “undesirable races” for Germany’s loss in WWI and economic problems Germans should control Europe Treaty of Versailles is unfair and should be ignored Became the leader of the Nazi Party in 1929

Adolf Hitler Elections of 1933 Brown Shirts Gestapo Nazi party won a majority of the elections Brown Shirts Hitler’s supporters Later becomes known as the SS Enforced Hitler’s beliefs and policies by using terror and intimidation. Gestapo Secret Police