1. Ch: 29: The World Between the Wars
Revolutions, Depression, and Authoritarian Response 1

2. Important Concepts The Global Great Depression
Revolutions in China, Mexico, and Russia
Early Twenties success
Fascism
Rise of Nazism
Strive for industrialization 2

3. Roaring Twenties After devastation of WWI Extreme inflation
New art- Cubist movement and Pablo Picasso
Scientific advancements
New items- radio, car
U.S. pop culture influenced Japan, Russia, and much of Europe
Mass culture development 3

4. The Great Depression Causes: Overproduction postwar Effects:
Lower prices-> lower incomes
Issues with government focus
Difficulties meeting high demand
Poor leadership
Protectionism
Employment in important industry down
Stock market crash
Effects:
Domino effects
Bank failures in Australia and Germany
Investors bankrupt
Industrial production falls
High demand, low employment/incomes
Social Tensions and changes

5. General Responses National Tariffs in the West Cut spending
Increased Political Opposition
Failure or removal of parliament
Popular Front
New Deal
Authoritarian reaction
Heightened Nationalism 19

6. The New York Stock Market
Crashed in 1929
Structural problems- overproduction
Dependent areas on other countries suffered
Demands unsustainable
Leadership not sufficient 4

7. Economic and Political Changes in Latin America
Unrealistic Liberalism
New political parties and reforms
Export drop
Corporatism
Social concerns and reforms 9

8. Mexico’s Upheaval Mexican Revolution- 10 year civil war
International economy disruptedself reliance
Porfirio Diaz
Francisco Madero
Bandit rebellion- Pancho Villa
Rose against Victoriano Huerta
Mexican Constitution of 1917 5

9. Post Revolutionary Mexico
Cultural outbreak- muralist, literature
Secularization vs. Cristeros
U.S intervention
New political party- Party of the Institutionalized Revolution
Limited the presidency 6

10. Argentina Argentina industry grew even though economy was failing
Labor federations
National military leaders- Juan D. Peron
Started using radio to promote himself
Evita Peron-Descamisados
Paronist progam
Military-backed governments
Military dictatorship 7

11. The Vargas Regime In Brazil
Election in caused civil war and president Getulio Vargas
Export decrease
Estado Novo ( New State)
New political parties
Offered liberal reforms
Used Germany and Western powers
Corporatism 8

12. The Rise/ Spread of Facism
A growing state of authoritarianism
Benito Mussolini-> Fascio di Combattimento
Western style parliaments-> Fascist regimes
Social tensions as driving factor
Spread as a product of WWI 10 10

13. The Rise of Nazism Weakened Germany
“Long Live Germany”
Weakened Germany
Desire for strong state-> Fascism
Shift to totalitarian state
Largely influenced by Nationalism 11

14. The Spanish Civil War Fascism from Italy and Germany
The Falange and Catholic leaders
Communists and Anarchist
Peasant backed republicans
German and Italian bombings
little help from U.S. and other countries
Not total fascism-> Authoritarian controls 12

15. Toward Revolution In China
Fall of the Qing
Mao Zedong-> Chinese Communist party
War lords in best position
May Fourth Movement vs Marxism
Guomindang rule
Long March and Peasant appeal. 13

16. Japan - Militarization
Demands for authoritarian state and an expanded military
Series of military coups
Military replaced civilian politics
Several conflicts with China
Growing nationalism
Korea and Japan 14

17. Japan – Industrialization and Recovery
Quick government response to Depression
Move towards industrialization
Rapid economic growth
Stabilization of labor
Third largest merchant marine 15

18. Transition to communist Russia
Post-War misery
End of imperial rule
Population tension = Second revolution
Lenin and Communist party
Civil war
Red Army
New Economic Policy
U.S.S.R. and Supreme Soviet 16

19. Totalitarian rule and Stalin
Stalin rule- nationalist communism + tightened control
Collectivization program
Mixed responses
Goals for total industrialization
Famine
Five year plans
Peasant benefits
Cultural move from Western themes 17