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The Great Depression and the Authoritarian Response Chapter 30
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Agenda 3/5/2014 Review Chp 29 Quiz and Collect Chp 30 Chp 30 Notes and Quiz Source work Homework- RSG- p. 52-117(3/7) Chp 31- 3/11
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Human and Environment Interactions Patterns of Settlement Soviets provide mass housing Party makes up for poor living standards with recreational programs and facilities Excess farm labor sent to cities where industry is growing Communist era mass housing
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Cultural Development and Interactions Beliefs/philosophies ideologies In Latin America Growing criticism and liberal movements in Latin America Liberal movements are less organized,and less educated than those in Europe Corporatism – emphasis on the changing nature of society in which the state must act as a mediator to consider the interests of various groups Beliefs/philosophies ideologies In Europe Fascism represents the belief that the parliamentary system has failed, only a strong state ruled by an individual leader will fix the crisis
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Cultural Development and Interactions Arts and Architecture Artists and intellectuals claim the Latin America is on a “race to nowhere” Soviet Union: Art and science come under the control of the state – no free-thinking here! As a result Socialist Realism becomes popular Increased govt police
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Political structures/govts Political changes worldwide Suspicion of the West (Japan) Govt welfare programs on the rise in the west Growth of radicalism and socialism Most successful – Scandinavia Increased govt spending foreshadows the growth of the welfare state Political structures/govts The New Deal Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Overall, the influx of govt spending will not fix the economy, but it will give it a boost until WWII brings an end to the Depression
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Political structures/govts In Brazil: Getulio Vargas becomes president, promises reform: Massive govt centralization Prevents coups from communists and fascists Constitution establishes the Estado Novo (New State) Prevents opposition Corporatist style govt Political structures/govts In Argentina Juan D. Peron takes control and promises working class reforms Eventually, worsening economy combined with growing radicalism among Peronists will cause their exile Urban workers continue to push for reforms without Peron Juan and Eva Peron
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Revolts/revolutions Radicalism grows due to discontent with govt response Ex: The Popular Front Spanish Civil War Tensions between the Republican party and the Falange (Fascist party) lead to 3 year Civil War Revolts/revolutions Colonialism denounced – Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon gain independence from Europe
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Global/tran-sregional/ regional structures Soviets focus on internal issues until the rise of Hitler makes it necessary to protect themselves Regained acceptance in League of Nations after stable communist govt was established Stalin signs a pact with Hitler to divide Poland Depression is truly an international crisis Depression Western nations lower production and cannot import raw materials Latin American and Asian nations suffer from a lack of demand for their exports and inability to afford necessary imports The Exception: The Soviet Union Hitler joins forces with Mussolini League of Nations condemns Italy, but does nothing more
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Empires Hitler Comes to Power Hitler makes arrangements which gradually put him in power of a totalitarian state Hitler’s Foreign Policy Angers European nations by suspending reparation payments and building military forces America remains isolationist, France and Britain do nothing Declares Anschluss, or union, with Austria Invades the Sudetenland (German populated portion of Czechoslovakia) Sign a pact with the Soviets promises not to invade Poland
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State-building, expansion, and conflict Empires Japan During the Depression political division grow between traditionalists and militarists advocating an authoritarian govt The military gradually wins control in Japan War breaks with China Desire to expand in the Pacific in order to maintain supplies of raw materials
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Economic creation, expansion, and interactions Recession and Inflation Overproduction Supply outpaces demand Prices fallDebts increase Inability to afford industrial exports
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Economic creation, expansion, and interactions Agricultural and Pastoral Production Stalin’s Economic Policies Collectivization of land Factory-style farms with little incentive Trade and Commerce Tariffs cut off worldwide trade Latin American countries suffer due to a lack of demand for their exports Growing economic rivalry with Japan promotes a Western outcry against buying Japanese goods
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Economic creation, expansion, and interactions Labor Systems FDR creates public works projects to provide jobs Growing population brings labor issues to the forefront in Latin America Govt make some attempts to cater to workers Syndicalism grows – aims to use organization of labor to bring down the state Tragic Week (1919)
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Economic creation, expansion, and interactions Industrialization In Russia Five Year Plans – Stalin’s state planning commission which sets clear goals for industrial development While the rest of the world is in Depression, the Soviet Union will become the world’s 3 rd largest industrial producer Industrialization Depression leads to import substitution industrialization – growth spurt of industry as countries begin producing what they previously imported Japan hard-hit by depression, but successful govt response will rebuild economy more quickly than the west Industrialization and oil exporting in Iran (formerly Persia)
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Social Development and Transformations Gender Roles and Relations Westernizing reforms in Turkey under Kemal Ataturk Family and Kinship Soviet govt’s welfare system provides for illness and old age U.S. Social Security – provides protections against unemployment and old age
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Social Development and Transformations Social and Ethnic Constructions Opposition of Kulaks gets them sent to Siberia Social and Economic Class Stalin maintains worker support by consulting workers in decision-making – although unions and strikes are outlawed A Siberian labor camp
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