1. QUIZ REVIEW
Quiz on MONDAY!!!!!!!!!

2. Russia: A Background Nicholas II – autocratic and ineffective
He ruled a country covering one-sixth of the earth’s total land surface
He had massive personal wealth
He was backed by an army of 1 million and secret police
Political parties banned – critics ended up in prison or exile
Press was censored

3. Russia: A Background
Many Russians worshipped the Czar and peasants typically had a picture of the Czar on a wall of their hut.
His word was law
He appointed his ministers
But did not have to listen to them
AND could ‘hire and fire’ them at will
He was a true autocrat.

4. Russian Revolution In 1917, Russia went through a revolution.
A revolution is a big change of power in short amount of time.
Poor people in Russia (serfs) were unsatisfied with their lives because of poverty and starvation.
They blamed the rich ruling class of Russia and demanded the Czar (King) step down
The Czar of Russia (King) was Nicholas II

5. Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Versailles Accept the Blame
Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war
Pay for War Damages
This was know as reparations. Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars.
Colonies taken away
All of Germany’s colonies were taken away and given away to the Allied countries.
Treaty of Versailles
Reduce their army
The Army was cut to just 100,000 men, the Navy could only have 6 battleships, and they were not allowed to build any new planes, tanks, or submarines.
Give up their land
Germany lost land to France, Poland, Belgium, and Denmark. An area of Germany was even separated from the mainland.

6. BRAT B– blame (accept blame) R– reparations (pay for war damages)
A– army (reduce army, tanks, planes, boats, submarines)
T– territory (lost colonies and land in Europe)

7. Farmers plant more crops, borrow money for land and machinery
The Great Depression
Farmers plant more crops, borrow money for land and machinery
Farmers cannot pay debts, lose their land
People borrow money to buy stocks
Stock prices fall quickly
Banks do not have enough money, people cannot get money

8. Hitler’s Germany Leader of the Nazi Party
Took advantage of the poor state Germany was in due to the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
Promised to return Germany to its former glory!
Gestapo—Hitler’s secret police, he used them to spy on the German public
If you were found speaking out against Hitler the Gestapo would arrest you, and you were often murdered