Review Name the US president who served during World War I and was known for his 14 Point Plan which tried to bring stability to post war Europe Woodrow Wilson Review Name the treaty that severely punished Germany at the end of World War I ID: 1047473
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1. 1918-1939The Interwar Years and the Rise of Totalitarian Leadership
2. ReviewName the US president who served during World War I and was known for his 14 Point Plan, which tried to bring stability to post war Europe.Woodrow Wilson
3. ReviewName the treaty that severely punished Germany at the end of World War ITreaty of VersaillesDid the T of V look anything like Wilson’s 14 Point plan?
4. ReviewWhat global organization was created as part of the T of V which was also proposed by Wilson in his 14 Point plan?League of NationsWhat was the purpose of this organization?
5. ReviewName 3 punishments forced onto Germany as part of the T of V.Reduced army/navyNo U-Boats or air forcePayment for war damagesWar Guilt ClauseLoss of LandUnion with Austria forbidden
6. ReviewWhich victorious country in World War I never formally acknowledged the T of V?United StatesWhat do you think this tells us about the US post World War I?Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
7. The Interwar Years (1918-1939)The United StatesWhat did WWI do for the US in terms of how countries around the globe viewed us?How can we define American lifestyle during the 1920s?Vaulted us into a “world power”The Roaring ‘20s
8. The Interwar Years (1918-1939)The United StatesHow did the Great Depression in the US effect the rest of the world?America became an isolated country in an attempt to fix our own economic problemsSmoot-Hawley TariffLack of support by the US causes European countries to struggle economically
9. Troops killed or wounded WWI(1914-1918)In Millions
10. Effects of WWI in EuropeEstimated cost of WWITriple Entente and Allies : $125+ BillionTriple Alliance and Allies : $60+ BillionGermany : $37 Billion (Highest of any country)German reparations – Approx. $402 billion in today’s $$ (Last payment made Oct. 2010)
11. Effects of WWI in EuropeExchange of LandPenalties placed on Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire, and other losing countries results in a massive European faceliftNew countries like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, among others formed
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14. Effects of WWI in EuropeChanges in leadership in Germany1st Reich : King William I and William IIOverthrown as part of T of V2nd Reich : Weimar RepublicGov’t created as part of T of VMany Germans viewed the WR as traitors for agreeing to sign the treaty
15. Global DepressionEurope did not experience a “Roaring ‘20s” like the USWhy?Germany – weakened by T of V, new gov’t, forced to pay reparationsFrance – rebuilding after trench warfareItaly – weak gov’t, Communist movementEngland – Isolation b/c of fear of warRussia – Isolation under new Communist leadership
16. Global DepressionWhen the US economy collapse in 1929 what little international money that was coming to Euro countries stoppedEuro countries depressions occurred (France, England) or worsened (Italy, Germany) as a resultFrance, England, Italy : 20%+ unemploymentGermany : 30%+ and extreme inflation
17. The Rise of Totalitarian GovernmentsTotalitarianismTheory of government in which a single party or leader controls all aspects of lifeDictator: strong leader with total powerOne party: ruling party is the only legal political partyStrict government control of all aspects of lifebusiness, religion, the arts, education, etc.use of propaganda, censorship, terror, and secret police to control peopleIndividuals have very few freedomsNo freedom of speech, religion, press, etc.
18. Why Turn To Totalitarian Leaders?Ideas?People wanted strong leaders to get them out of the Great DepressionNationalism—they promised recovery and to make their countries powerfulIn return for…Absolute powerStrong militaryMore land
19. Types of Totalitarian SystemsFascismExtreme NationalismCharismatic LeaderAnti-CommunismStrong militaryMilitary expansion to spread ideasCommunismNo social classes or private propertyAnti-ReligionStrong government control
20. QuestionHow could the Global Depression and the post-WWI environment lead to the rise of totalitarian leaders in Europe?
21. Terms to ConsiderMilitary dictatorshipCollectivization5 year plansAryan RaceMilitary expansionGovernment ownership of propertyAnti-CommunismRebuild EconomyStrengthen MilitaryRid of American and European InfluencePrison camps for opposition