Depression to Dictatorship Mr. Bach Hudson High School Accelerated World History
Coalition Governments The Weimar Republic of Germany in 1924 An Example of a Weak Post-War Democracy
Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic Problem: How to Pay for WWI?Solution: Print Money! Problem: How to Pay for Reparations?Solution: Print Money!
The DeutschMark
The Dawes Plan and the Young Plan $2.5 billion in loans $2.0 billion in reparations $2.6 billion in war dept payments
The Kellogg-Briand Pact Pledge “to renounce war as an instrument of national policy.” Problem: How will the League of Nations enforce this?
The Great Depression
Global Economic Crisis
Rise of a Dictatorship DepressionStarvation and Misery A need for leadership and change A need for someone to blame for everything (scapegoat) A need to feel pride again People support a charismatic leader One person takes control Totalitarian Dictatorship
Rise of Fascism Extreme Nationalism – loyalty to one’s country and one’s leader Individual rights cannot conflict with the state Only the strong survive! Militarily- oriented!
Italian Fascism – the Black Shirts Il Duce Benito Mussolini
Japanese Fascism Emperor Hirohito General Hideki Tojo
Spanish Fascism Generalissimo Francisco Franco
German Fascism – the Nazis Der Fuhrer Adolf Hitler
German Shame French occupation of the Ruhr Crucified on the Young Plan
German Shame and Blame Cover Caricatures from Der Sturmer ( ) Blaming Jews for the suffering of post-war Germany