1. After the Great War 2: USA, Soviet Union, Japan

2. Responses to the Depression in Western Europe LEFT vs RIGHT
Gov’t responses counterproductive- tariffs
Low confidence in gov’t
Solutions arose from radical parties on both ends, Left=Communism, Right=Fascism
France Popular Front elected offering leftist solutions in parliamentary process
Scandinavia responded with moderate socialist reforms, increase gov’t spending, social insurance

3. USA- The New Deal FDR elected president 1933 on New Deal policies
Direct aid to American Families
Unemployment benefits
Public Works Jobs restored confidence, family stability
Social Security established
Regulations on banking
Efforts restored confidence, real recovery came with wartime production

4. STALIN’S PROBLEM 5 YEAR PLANS TOTALITARIANISM
USSR was behind the times in
INDUSTRY
AGRICULTURE
5 YEAR PLANS
TOTALITARIANISM

5. Goal 1: Increase production of steel, coal, electricity, oil
Set up command economy where the gov takes total control of all economic decisions
Impossibly high quotas
Limited consumer goods
Shortages in housing, food, clothing, etc.
It worked: in about 10 years, production increased about 25%.

6. Goal 2: Increase agricultural production
Gov seized farms and made collective farms.
Many revolted, but were forced at bayonet onto the collective farms. Some sent to Siberia.
Main rebel group were kulaks. Wealthy peasants. Eliminated in work camps.
5-10 million died
Agriculture improved.

7. Goal 3: Maintain His Power and Control
The Great Purge- millions died as Stalin went after real and imagined enemies
Propaganda and censorship- “brainwashing the people” by showing them only what he wanted them to see and censoring the rest
Religious groups were persecuted- leaders imprisoned, churches destroyed

8. Totalitarian State
Not unique to Hitler; Stalin creates Communist Totalitarian state
Massive direct control over all activities of subjects
Eliminate all opposition parties
Purged opponents in bureaucracy, military
Used secret police
Gov’t economic planning
Soviet Union: gov’t owned
Germany: gov’t bodies replaced unions
Massive gov’t propaganda campaign

9. Japan

10. Militarization of Japan
Authoritarian military
not entirely fascist but: aggressive militarism, expansion
Depression lead to Japanese invasion of Chinese Mainland in 1931
nationalism, criticism of parliamentary forms
1932 Military coup ousted prime minister, took over executive control
General Hideki Tojo surged into expansion

11. Depression in Japan: Industrialization & Recovery
gov’t policies responded to Depression crisis
increased spending on armaments
Eliminated unemployment by 1936
Japan was fully industrial after 1931
Rapid spread of electricity
Quality of production increased
Japan stabilized labor force
Promoted patriotism, training to endure hardship
Corporations offered unique benefits

12. SAT Practice
Test 2
P. 696
Building Vocab p. 143

13. REVOLUTIONS AMERICAN REVOLUTION FRENCH REVOLUTION RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?
HOW WERE THEY DIFFERENT?