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Following World War I, the leading democratic powers moved to ensure peace but faced difficult political and economic challenges.
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1. What started the Great Depression?
2. Besides U.S banks, what other U.S sector fell on economic hard times?
3. What economic problem helped Hitler come to power in Germany?
4. How did "Trade Wars" contribute to the Great Depression?
5. What role do YOU think the Great Depression played in World War II?
2. Besides U.S banks, what other U.S sector fell on economic hard times?
3. What economic problem helped Hitler come to power in Germany?
4. How did "Trade Wars" contribute to the Great Depression?
5. What role do YOU think the Great Depression played in World War II?
Angered by political and economic problems, many Italians turned to fascism for solutions. Following Lenin's death, Stalin and the communists ruled the Soviet Union as a totalitarian state. Under Adolf Hitler, the Nazi government used terror and repression to establish a totalitarian state.
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After World War I, German leaders set up a democratic government known as the Weimar Republic. The Weimar constitution established a parliamentary system led by a chancellor. It gave women the right to vote and included a bill of rights. However, the new republic faced severe problems. When Germany could not make its war reparations France seized the coal-rich Ruhr Valley. Government actions led to inflation and skyrocketing prices. The German mark was almost worthless. Many middle-class families lost their savings.
Many Germans believed that energetic leader Adolf Hitler would solve Germany’s problems. As head of the Nazi party, Hitler promised to end reparations, create jobs and rearm Germany. He was elected chancellor in 1933 and within a year he was dictator over the new fascist state in Germany.
Many Germans believed that energetic leader Adolf Hitler would solve Germany’s problems. As head of the Nazi party, Hitler promised to end reparations, create jobs and rearm Germany. He was elected chancellor in 1933 and within a year he was dictator over the new fascist state in Germany.
To appeal to nationalism and recall Germany’s glorious past, Hitler called his government the Third Reich. To combat the Depression, Hitler launched public works programs. In violation of the Versailles treaty, he rearmed Germany. Hitler relied on his secret police, the Gestapo, to root out opposition. He organized a brutal system of terror, repression and totalitarian rule. A fanatical anti-Semite, Hitler set out to drive the Jews from Germany. In 1935, the Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws, which deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed severe restrictions on them. The Nazis indoctrinated German youth and rewrote textbooks to reflect Nazi racial views.
Hitler also limited women’s roles and encouraged “pure-blooded Aryan” women to bear many children. He sought to purge German culture of what he believed were corrupt influences. Nazis denounced modern art and jazz, but glorified German artists and myths. Hitler despised Christianity as “weak.” He combined all Protestant sects into a single state church. Although many clergy either supported the new regime or remained silent, some courageously spoke out against Hitler’s government. |
Like Germany, most new nations in Eastern Europe slid from systems of democratic to authoritarian rule. Economic problems and ethnic tensions contributed to instability and helped fascist rulers to gain power. The new dictators promised to keep order and won the backing of the military and the wealthy. They also supported the growth of anti-Semitism.
6. What problems did the Weimar Republic face?
7. What promises did Hitler make to the people of Germany?
8. What were the Nuremberg Laws?
9. What role were women to play in Hitler's Third Reich?
10. What issues allowed Hitler and other dictators to take power in Europe? EXPLAIN!
7. What promises did Hitler make to the people of Germany?
8. What were the Nuremberg Laws?
9. What role were women to play in Hitler's Third Reich?
10. What issues allowed Hitler and other dictators to take power in Europe? EXPLAIN!
Identify the items below and tell me what they are!
1. Good Neighbor Policy
2. Apartheid
3. Pan-Africanism
4. Balfour Declaration
5. Civil Disobedience
6. Amritsar Massacre
7. The Salt March
8. May Fourth Movement
9. Totalitarian State
10. Fascism
1. Good Neighbor Policy
2. Apartheid
3. Pan-Africanism
4. Balfour Declaration
5. Civil Disobedience
6. Amritsar Massacre
7. The Salt March
8. May Fourth Movement
9. Totalitarian State
10. Fascism