1. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Catalysts for Creation
WWI and the Alliance System
Wilson’s Idealism
Modern Economy

2. Goals of L.O.N. Peace keeping Encourage contact among nations
Settle nationalist issues
Humanitarian efforts

3. Doomed to fail? Unequal Playing field Lack of military force
Britain and France
US did not join

4. EFFECTS OF WWI Immediate 4 million civilians killed
10 million soldiers killed
RUS – 2 mil
GER – 1.3 mil
FRA – 1.3 mil
GB – 900,000
US: 115,000
4 million civilians killed
350 billion dollars

5. 2. In what region of Europe did most of the changes take place?
Soviet Union
3. What issues/conflicts are likely to emerge as a result of the new map created in 1919?
2. In what region of Europe did most of the changes take place?

6. Long Term Effects 1. Destruction of Eastern & Central European Empires
2. Communism in Russia

7. Long Term Effects 3. Weakening of Europe
--Economic instability:
Economic power moves to US & Japan
--Unresolved nationalistic issues
--Dissent in the colonies:
Forced to make concessions to
non-European areas

8. Long Term Effects 4. Social & Political Transformations Women
Monarchies

9. The World By the 1920’s 3 Major Patterns W. Eur. = Incomplete recovery
Negative pol. & econ. patterns arose: Fascism in Italy; crippling tariffs
W. Europe’s world econ. dominance fell behind U.S. & Japan

10. The World By the 1920’s 3 Major Patterns
2. U.S. & Japan = New giants in indust. prod.

11. The World By the 1920’s 3 Major Patterns
3. Consequential Revolutions in:
Mexico
Russia
China

12. The World By the 1920’s The Roaring Twenties
*Brief period of stability and optimism
Germany’s new dem. gov’t promised friendship & coop.
Kellogg-Briand Act = outlawed war
General econ. prosperity

13. The World By the 1920’s The Roaring Twenties – cont’d
*Brief period of stability and optimism
Intro. of new consumer items: radios & autos
Cultural burst in arts, film, lit.
Women achieve voting rights & social freedoms in West.

14. THE GREAT GLOBAL DEPRESSION – 1930s

15. Causes
German reparations fueled
Hyperinflation

16. Causes
2. Overproduction: supply > demand

17. Causes
3. Excessive expansion of credit

18. Causes
4. Tariffs = poor domestic economy

19. Causes
5. Stock market crash & panic

20. Impact Who was impacted the most? Western democracies & Japan
High unemployment in indust. countries
Value of exports drop
Bank failures; collapse of credit
Extreme political reactions/massive rearmament

21. GERMANY ITALY JAPAN Rise of Nazism Rise of Fascism
Failure of a return to Pre- War Government
Failure of Democracy (Weimar Republic)
Failure of a Civilian government
Rise of Nazism
Rise of Fascism
MILITARISM & EXPANSION

22. Impact Who was not impacted? USSR Isolated Communist regime
Stalin’s 5 year plan
Depression clip

23. Fascism vs. Nazism
Summary 1.Fascism is a term that was originally referred to the fascists of Italy under Mussolini. Nazism on the other hand, though a form of Fascism, referred to as National Socialism, is in an ideological concept of the Nazi Party. (National Socialist German Workers’ Party of Adolf Hitler)
2.For Fascists, the state was the most important element. But Nazism emphasized on racism.
3.While fascism considered state as important, Nazism considered ‘Aryanism’ as more important.

24. Hitler's Germany became known as a fascist state
Hitler's Germany became known as a fascist state. “Fascist” was originally used to describe the government of Benito Mussolini in Italy. Mussolini's fascist one-party state emphasized patriotism, national unity, hatred of communism, admiration of military values and unquestioning obedience. Hitler was deeply influenced by Mussolini's Italy and his Germany shared many of the same characteristics.
The German economic system remained capitalistic but the state played a more prominent role in managing the economy. Industrialists were sometimes told what to produce and what price they should charge for the goods that they made. The government also had the power to order workers to move to where they were required.