1. Depression to Dictatorship Mr. Bach Hudson High School Accelerated World History

2. Coalition Governments The Weimar Republic of Germany in 1924 An Example of a Weak Post-War Democracy

3. Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic Problem: How to Pay for WWI?Solution: Print Money! Problem: How to Pay for Reparations?Solution: Print Money!

4. The DeutschMark

5. The Dawes Plan and the Young Plan $2.5 billion in loans $2.0 billion in reparations $2.6 billion in war dept payments

6. The Kellogg-Briand Pact Pledge “to renounce war as an instrument of national policy.” Problem: How will the League of Nations enforce this?

7. The Great Depression

8. Global Economic Crisis

9. Rise of a Dictatorship DepressionStarvation and Misery A need for leadership and change A need for someone to blame for everything (scapegoat) A need to feel pride again People support a charismatic leader One person takes control Totalitarian Dictatorship

10. Rise of Fascism Extreme Nationalism – loyalty to one’s country and one’s leader Individual rights cannot conflict with the state Only the strong survive! Militarily- oriented!

11. Italian Fascism – the Black Shirts Il Duce Benito Mussolini

12. Japanese Fascism Emperor Hirohito General Hideki Tojo

13. Spanish Fascism Generalissimo Francisco Franco

14. German Fascism – the Nazis Der Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

15. German Shame French occupation of the Ruhr Crucified on the Young Plan

16. German Shame and Blame Cover Caricatures from Der Sturmer (1928-1932) Blaming Jews for the suffering of post-war Germany