Text Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two world wars 19191939 Title What was Europe like after World War I Text Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two ID: 641445
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Unit 7 World War II
The World Between the WarsSlide2
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Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two
world wars (1919-1939)
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What was Europe like after World War I ? Slide4
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Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two
world wars (1919-1939)
In Europe, the war led
to a sense of bitterness & pessimism among nations
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1.Many
European nations were destroyed & bankrupted by years of fighting along the Western Front
2.Russia
was destroyed after WWI & a three-year civil war that led to communism & the formation of the Soviet Union
3.The
harshness of the Treaty of Versailles created bitterness in Germany who were unable to pay reparations
4.Italians
were angry when they did not receive land along the Adriatic CoastSlide5
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Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two
world wars (1919-1939)
In Europe, the war led
to a sense of bitterness & pessimism among nations
Title
Many European nations were destroyed & bankrupted by years of fighting along the Western Front
Italians were angry when they did not receive land along the Adriatic CoastSlide6
The horrors of World War I changed people’s attitudes about progress
After the war, people started questioning traditional beliefs
What were some new ideas in the post-war era?Slide7
Austrian-born Sigmund Freud revolutionized psychology; He believed the mind has conscious & subconscious thoughts that affect peoples’ behaviorSlide8
German-born Albert Einstein revolutionized physics; His theories on light, relativity, & energy disproved many of Isaac Newton’s discoveries from the 1600sSlide9
New abstract art like
Pablo Picasso’s cubism
(using geometric shapes)Slide10
Salvador Dali’s surrealism
(dream-like art) reacted against tradition art forms Slide11
What was America like after World War I ? Slide12
While European nations struggled
to rebuild & pay for the war, some world nations benefited from WWI
Japan gained wealth
by selling supplies to the Allies & increased its position as the strongest nation in Asia
The USA was the wealthiest nation in the world and a major world power that created (but never joined) the League of Nations Slide13
After WWI, the
United States entered the Roaring Twenties
Mass production in factories led to new consumer goods & high wages for workers
Automobiles became inexpensive & popular…