Chapter 19 How had WWI made the world “safe for democracy”? What types of social legislation were enacted in many European countries following the war? How did Italy buck the trend of progressive democracy? How had the war changed the map of Europe? What problems did this pose? What type of political “machinery” did most of the newly created countries possess?

What obstacles did Eastern European countries face in their attempt to modernize their economies? What tactics did they employ to reach their goals? How successful were they? What did the political landscape look like in Germany immediately after the war? Why did the Social Democrats hold an awkward place within that landscape? Who were the Spartacists? What happened in Wiemar in 1919? What type of government did the Weimar constitution create?

How did Germany view the Treaty of Versailles? Why was their connection of the Treaty with the Weimar government dangerous for democracy in Germany? What was it that worried France in the years after WWI? How did they try to remedy their concerns? What was the treaty of Rapallo and why is it significant? Why did France occupy the Ruhr valley in 1923? To which economic calamity did the occupation lead? Why was it important?

What was the Dawes Plan? What is meant by the often used phrase “spirit of Locarno”? What was the Kellog-Brian Pact? What was the general state of Europe in 1929? What did Asian countries mean when they referred to an “imperialist” system? Why did anti-imperialist movements in Asia adopt Western approaches to science and industry? What was the pivotal event that spurred on anti-imperialist revolts in Asia?

What did the term “home government” mean? What concessions were made by home governments in the years after WWI? Why did many Asians align themselves with socialist movements and accept the support of the Comintern? What was the Western attitude and opinion of the Ottoman Empire during and immediately after the war? Who was Mustapha Kemal and how did he shape modern Turkey? How did Turkey change demographically, politically, socially and religiously? How did Iran come to be?

What challenges did India face as it began to press for independence from Britain? What role did Gandhi play in the movement? Movie Clip Why did Gandhi refuse to participate in a British sanctioned representative government? When did the Chinese Revolution begin and how? Was there a truly national government following the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty? Why or why not? Who was Sun Yat-sen? What were the Three People’s Principles according to Sun? Why were the Chinese disappointed with the results of the Paris Peace Conference?

How did the Russian communists aid their Chinese counterparts? Who took over command of the Guomindang after Sun’s death? What was Chiang Kai-shek’s main goal and how did he go about trying to achieve it? How did the Nationalists and Communists break apart? What was the “Long March” and why did Mao undertake the trek? Why did the Communists and the Guomindang enter into an alliance by 1937?

How had Japan viewed China following the Sino-Japanese War of 1895? How had Japan progressed during WWI? How did the liberal democracy that Japan appeared to be actually hide its true political nature? How did rising Japanese militarism manifest itself in 1931 and 1932? How did the League of Nations respond to China’s complaints about Japanese aggression?

Describe some of the signs of “prosperity” in the U. S Describe some of the signs of “prosperity” in the U.S. and around the world in the 1920s. How did WWI affect the price of wheat and how did that, in turn, impact the long term health of many farmers? Why was it impossible for most farmers to shift production to crops that were increasing in profitability? Explain how weakening stock performance triggered the massive crash of 1929. Stock Crash How did economic calamity in the United States trigger similar crises in the rest of the world? How did monetary policies change as a result of the depression? What does the term “bilateral trade” mean?

What is meant by the term ‘protectionism’ and how did it affect international trade in the 1930s? How did the predominant artistic and literary trends of the 1920s differ from those of the 1930s?