Transcript Western Democracies Between the Wars

Focus 2/11
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After World War I it seemed France, Britain, and the United
States were strong and stable nations. If one looked closer
they would see that all three had significant problems that
would soon be exposed. Dissatisfaction with democracy would
soon lead many to embrace nationalism and socialism.
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Point for Discussion: Why would capitalism and democracy
lead to dissatisfaction among the people of a nation?
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Term to Know: Dissatisfaction
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Critical Lens: Capitalism can cause people to not always get
what they need.
Western Democracies
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1919 – Three western democracies –
Britain, France, and the United States
seemed very powerful.
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Treaty of Versailles – blamed Germany for
World War I
Forced Germany to pay war reparations
Took away Germany’s colonies
Limited Germany’s military
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Immediately after World War I economic
problems made radical ideas very popular.
Socialism
Nationalism
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British Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin
“One more War in the
West and the
civilization of the ages
will fall as great a
shock as that of
Rome”
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Wars
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“Spirit of Locarno” –
series of treaties
were signed in
Locarno, Switzerland
Treaties settled
Germany’s borders
with France,
Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, and
Poland
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Kellogg-Briand
Pact of 1928 –
Countries
promise to
“renounce war
as an
instrument of
national
policy”
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Overproduction in industry was main
weakness of the U.S and other world
economies in the 1920s
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Stock Market crash
triggers the Great
Depression in the
United States
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Great Depression in the U.S. affected the
world economy
Banks failed
Businesses closed
Countries raise tariffs
Low wages
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Workers in Britain stage
a general strike
protesting low wages.
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Franklin Roosevelt
tries to end Great
Depression by
introducing package of
programs called New
Deal
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Irish
Republican
Army (IRA)
carries on a
guerilla war
against British
forces in Irish
Civil War
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British form a
Commonwealth
including Canada,
Australia, New
Zealand, and
South Africa in an
effort to pacify
colonies and
stabilize its
Empire.
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France and Britain disagreed over how to
treat Germany
- France wanted to strictly follow Treaty of
Versailles in order to punish Germany
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French build Maginot Line as a fortification
along their border with Germany.
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During 1920s, U.S. passes laws that limit
immigration from Europe.
Closure
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Explain why the Great Depression caused
people to move away from democracy and
embrace ideas like socialism and
nationalism.