Transcript Totalitarian Dictators Foldable Assignment

Inter-War Period: The Rise of
Totalitarianism
Take these papers out of
the back of your folder,
and put in your binder:
1. EVERYTHING
Have this on your desk:
1. Inter-War Period Dictators Guided
Notes
2. A pen or pencil
1. What is the mandate system?
2. What organization replaced the
Answer these questions on
League of Nations?
a separate piece of paper
3. Where did the Depression take place
and then put it in the back
in the 1930’s?
of your folder:
4. Was excess credit a cause of the
Depression?
Totalitarianism
• Economic and social chaos (caused by
WWI and Global Depression) allowed for
the rise of dictators in the Soviet Union,
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
• Totalitarianism – a form of government in
which the political authority exercises
absolute and centralized control over all
aspects of life.
Benito Mussolini – Italy
• Founded the Fascist Party.
• Slowly destroyed Italy’s
democratic government
and named himself dictator
“Il Duce.” (the leader)
• His ambition was to restore
the glory of Rome by
improving the nation’s
economy
Italy’s Conquest of Ethiopia
• In 1934 a border dispute broke out
between Italy and Ethiopia .
• Ethiopia asked the League of Nations
for help.
• The League could not offer military
protection. WHY?
• A year later Italian forces invaded and
defeated the poorly equipped Ethiopian
army.
The Weimer (VY*mar) Republic
• In early 1919, Germany became a republic.
• The government faced extremely high
unemployment and inflation soared.
– Money lost value so rapidly that printers stopped
putting numbers on the bills.
• The democratic government was weak and
had many opponents.
Adolf Hitler - Germany
• Member of the fascist
National Socialist
German Workers’
Party, or Nazi Party.
• He and many other
Germans blamed the
post-war problems on
Jews.
• He promised to
improve the economy
Nazi Party
• Extremely
Nationalistic
• Anti-Semitic (a person who
is against or hostile toward Jews)
• Promised to protect
Germany from
communism.
• This collection is from
which Interwar Period
Party?
German Occupation
• In 1933 Adolf Hitler announced that he would
rearm Germany.
• He then took Germany out of the League of
Nations.
• Violations of the Treaty of Versailles
– 1936: Invades the Rhineland (between France and
Germany)
– Invades Austria and declares Austria part of the Third
Reich.
Which of the following correctly
completes the chart?
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Anti-Semitic
Tolerant
Democratic
Russian
Joseph Stalin - USSR
• Totalitarian
communism form of
government
• Made a secret deal
with the Nazis to
invade Eastern
Poland on 1939.
Stalin’s Policies
• Five-Year Plans- a program that set economic
goals for a five-year period.
– The plan brought all forms of production under
government control.
• Collectivization-a system of farming in which the
government owned the land and used peasants
to farm it.
• Result: Millions of people died
– industrial workers received little to no wages
– Collective farms were unable to provide enough grain
Stalin’s Policies
• Atheism
– Soviet officials discouraged religious worship
• Secret police
– Stalin demanded complete obedience and got it
through an effective use of terror.
– Disloyal people were either shot or sent to camps
in Siberia.
• Great Purge
– In 1936 Stalin’s removal of anyone who
threatened his leadership.
Hideki Tojo - Japan
• Militarism
• Industrialization of
Japan leads to drive
for raw materials
• Invasion of Korea,
Manchuria, and the
rest of China.
Japanese Aggression in Asia
• The Japanese military began gaining power in the
late 1920s.
• Political chaos followed the assassination of
Japan’s liberal prime minister.
• Within two years, a group of military leaders
controlled the Japanese government with a
puppet emperor, Hirohito
• Japanese forces took control of Manchuria a
Chinese province.
• The League of Nations failed to prevent Japan
and by 1939 they controlled about one-fourth of
China.
Which characteristics match
Japan’s empire-building
between the two world
wars?
Which nation is
correctly paired with
the description of its
action between the
two world wars?
Totalitarian
Dictators Foldable
Assignment
• First cut out the pictures of the men with
their name.
• Second match the country the dictator
ruled and paste in the foldable.
• Third use your textbook and find key facts
about the dictator. You will need to
include the number of facts listed with the
country. One fact must be the country
they invaded.
WHII.11c Totalitarian Rulers
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Long term effects of the war
• High number of casualties
• Destruction of property
• Slowed development of society
Preserving Peace After the War
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International organizations and agreements
were established to avoid future conflicts.
I have a plan to maintain peace and
avoid another World War, Fourteen
Points which includes the League of
Nations.
The United States did not want to be pulled into
another war and refused to join the League
of Nations.
Why did the League of Nations failed?
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No power of enforcement.
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The strongest nations were not loyal members
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United States wanted to avoid any possible wars.
Some joined late; and some withdrew when
disagreements arose.
The members were not willing to use military
force.
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The League of Nations did not have its own army
Did it achieve the goal of world peace?
NO
Mandate Powers
France = Syria & Lebanon
Britain = Palestine & Jordan
1920s: Consumerism
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Improved economy = increased purchase of
consumer goods.
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Automobiles became affordable
Radio advertisements brought commercials into people’s homes
Companies began offering to sell more goods on credit.
Postwar Prosperity Crumbles
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Many nations never fully recovered from the
economic effects of World War I.
Weakened nations relied heavily on Western
industrialized nations like the United States.
Postwar Global Economies became more
interdependent (linked together) than at
any time before.
1930’s
Causes of Worldwide Depression
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Germany couldn’t afford to pay reparations.
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High protective tariffs
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Negatively affected the economies of the
countries they owed money.
Nations set high prices and regulations to protect
domestic industries by limiting trade with other
nations.
Excessive use of credit
1930’s
Causes of Worldwide Depression
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Stock Market Crash (1929)
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The collapse of the New York Stock Exchange marked
the beginning of the worldwide Great Depression
October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)
Where did the Depression take place?
1930’s – 1940’s
Impact of Worldwide Depression
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High unemployment in industrial nations
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Salaries and wages fell
By 1933, more than 13 million American workers were
unemployed—nearly 25% of the nation’s workforce.
1930’s – 1940’s
Impact of Worldwide Depression
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Bank failures and
collapse of credit
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Thousands of banks and
businesses closed.
Collapse of prices in
world trade.
In Germany
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Growth of NAZI Partyblaming Jews for
economic collapse.
President of the United States
Herbert Hoover (R)
Blamed for Great Depression:
Shantytowns = Hoovervilles
Empty pockets = Hoover flags
Newspaper = Hoover blankets
President of the United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
(1933-1945)
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New Dealgovernment programs
to solve problems of
Great Depression and
put people back to
work.
3 “R’s” : Relief,
Recovery, Reform
Benito Mussolini – Italy
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Founded the Fascist Party.
Slowly destroyed Italy’s
democratic government
and named himself dictator
“Il Duce.” (the leader)
His ambition was to restore
the glory of Rome by
improving the nation’s
economy
Italy’s Conquest of Ethiopia




In 1934 a border dispute broke out
between Italy and Ethiopia .
Ethiopia asked the League of Nations
for help.
The League could not offer military
protection. WHY?
A year later Italian forces invaded and
defeated the poorly equipped Ethiopian
army.
The Weimer (VY*mar) Republic


In early 1919, Germany became a
republic.
The government faced extremely high
unemployment and inflation soared.


Money lost value so rapidly that printers stopped
putting numbers on the bills.
The democratic government was weak
and had many opponents.
Adolf Hitler - Germany



Member of the fascist
National Socialist
German Workers’ Party,
or Nazi Party.
He and many other
Germans blamed the
post-war problems on
Jews.
He promised to
improve the economy
Nazi Party


Extremely
Nationalistic
Anti-Semitic (a person who
is against or hostile toward Jews)


Promised to protect
Germany from
communism.
This collection is from
which Interwar Period
Party?
German Occupation
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

In 1933 Adolf Hitler announced that he would
rearm Germany.
He then took Germany out of the League of
Nations.
Violations of the Treaty of Versailles


1936: Invades the Rhineland (between France and
Germany)
Invades Austria and declares Austria part of the Third
Reich.
Joseph Stalin - USSR


Totalitarian
communism form of
government
Made a secret deal
with the Nazis to
invade Eastern
Poland on 1939.
Stalin’s Policies

Five-Year Plans- a program that set economic
goals for a five-year period.



The plan brought all forms of production under
government control.
Collectivization-a system of farming in which the
government owned the land and used peasants
to farm it.
Result: Millions of people died


industrial workers received little to no wages
Collective farms were unable to provide enough grain
Stalin’s Policies

Atheism


Secret police



Soviet officials discouraged religious worship
Stalin demanded complete obedience and got it
through an effective use of terror.
Disloyal people were either shot or sent to camps in
Siberia.
Great Purge

In 1936 Stalin’s removal of anyone who threatened
his leadership.
Hideki Tojo - Japan



Militarism
Industrialization of
Japan leads to drive
for raw materials
Invasion of Korea,
Manchuria, and the
rest of China.
Japanese Aggression in Asia





The Japanese military began gaining power in
the late 1920s.
Political chaos followed the assassination of
Japan’s liberal prime minister.
Within two years, a group of military leaders
controlled the Japanese government with a
puppet emperor, Hirohito
Japanese forces took control of Manchuria a
Chinese province.
The League of Nations failed to prevent Japan
and by 1939 they controlled about one-fourth
of China.
WHII.11 Interwar Period
ASSESSMENT
When you are finished:
1. Put the test in the back of your folder
2. Start the WWII Pre-Test that is in the front
of your folder (this is homework if you do
not finish it!)