1. Causes for the Rise of Totalitarianism 1919-1939
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Causes for the Rise of Totalitarianism

2. I. Paris Peace Treaty (Versailles)
New Borders & Nationalism
1. Germany (Poland & Alsace/Lorraine)
2. Russia (Poland, Baltic States, Finland)

4. I. Paris Peace Treaty (Versailles)
French Demand for German reparations
1. Can’t make payments (bankrupt)
2. Confiscate Ruhr Valley (industrial area)
3. Massive German inflation
League of Nations
1. US never joins
2. Weak… can’t enforce peace
False Hope
1. Treaty of Locarno (French/German border)
2. Kellog-Briand Pact (65 nations… NO WAR!)

5. II. Great Depression (1929-1939)
Farm prices crumble
1. Overproduction
US Stock Market Crash (October 1929)
Massive unemployment
% in US and western Europe
Failure of capitalism?
1. More government in economy
2. People turn to socialism, communism
3. People give freedom for stability