1. What was the Treaty of Versailles and how did it leave EACH Germany, Italy, & Japan dissatisfied?
Warm up pg 131

2. Target
Know the Great Depression exacerbated the effects of the Treaty of Versailles
Know what Fascism and Nazism are and where each happened
Understand that Communism dominates China and Russia at this time and how

3. Quiz
40 minutes

4. Interwar Years 1919-1939 Notes pg132
After WWI/ “Great War”, the world is characterized by:
Changing Political landscapes
Fascism, Nazism
Italy, Germany
Heightened Nationalism
New Nationalism
in newly formed colonies/ provinces from League of Nations Mandates
Communism
China, Russia
Troubled economies
Great Depression

5. Great Depression Modest Economic Growth in 1920’s b/c of the war
All about to change
GD caused by 2 major events:
Black Tuesday: USA stock market crash in 1929
Reduction in buying – food, property, other goods
Germany: Hit hardest
Rampant inflation
Bank failure US banks withdraw money after crash
Paying for WWI debt PLUS reparations b/c War Guilt Clause
Response
Keynesian Economics: GD inspired John Maynard Keynes to
Rejects Laissez-faire ideal gov’t could improve economy
New Deal: FDR uses Keynes ideas to address USA GR
Series of programs to bring: Relief, Recovery, and reform
Relief to poor, unemployed, minorities, women
Recovery to bring USA out of depression through gov’t spending
Reform gov’t policies to help avoid disasters in the future

6. GD Elsewhere USA W. Europe  Latin America, Africa, Asia
International trade down
Nations imposed strict tariffs on imports, tried to protect jobs from foreigners
Japan: recovered very quickly
Important for role in WWII

7. China
Hoped to be free of Europe after WWI, but Europe gives power to Japan
CCP (Communist, Mao Zedong ) vs. Kuomintang (Nationalists. Sun Yat-Sun)
Work together to free China, but Chinese Civil war (1927)
Mao Zedong & Long March – communists Surge in Chinese Civil War
1935 Nationalists and Communists work together again against Japan
Resume fighting against each other after WWII

8. Fascism
Fascism: Authoritarian and nationalistic right wing system of government and social organization
Suppress other political parties, protests, independent trade unions
In this era used extreme violence to achieved goals and strongly anti-communist
Italy
Although WWI major power, they got little territory at the end.
Mussolini takes overs and uses nationalism to push an agenda to stop Italy from being an inferior nation.
Push into Africa and defies League of Nations Mandate

9. Nazism
Nazism
Defeat in 1918 (end of WWI) ends Kaisers monarchial rule  Weimar Republic
Germany Upset: Had to pay millions (reparations), can’t have army, and now Great Depression. Weimar Republic seemed weak
National Socialist German Workers Party/ Nazis came to power legally
1933 Adolf Hitler is invited to become Chancellor
1943 President Hindenburg dies, Hitler is now president
Fear Mongering
Nazis use fear to make German people think they are in a state of emergency
Ultra- Nationalism
Scientific Racism and anti-Semitism
Nuremburg Laws 1935: No marriage between Jews and Gentiles, Jews aren’t citizens, etc

10. Growth of Nationalism in SW Asia, S Asia, and Africa
Anti Colonial Sentiment
Self-determination had been given only to white countries in Eastern Europe
Self Determination in Turkey
Turkish Nationalist movement under Mustafa Kemal
India
Indian National Congress pushed for self-determination
Gandhi
Two-State Solution
Pakistan and India
Independence Movements in Africa
Anti colonialism started with Africans who were schooled in Europe and came back and saw rampant discrimination
Negritude Movement in French West Africa
Amristar – convinced Indian Congress British rule wouldn’t work

11. End of Class Review Homework
What is Fascism and what two countries and their leaders did it rise in?
Read 14 points of Fascism & either copy or print out and put on pg 133