Transcript Between the Wars - The Great Depression

– The collapse of the American economy in 1929
triggered a depression that threatened the
economic and political systems of countries
throughout the world.
– Suffrage, Great Depression
– Why did Japan begin a policy of imperialism and
expansion in Asia?
• Women’s efforts to
support the war effort
in factories during
WWI contributed to
rise of Women’s
Suffrage in Western
democracies
– Right to vote granted
to women in the United
States, Britain,
Germany, Sweden, and
Austria
• Impact of WWI was
reflected in art and
literature
– Writers, artists,
musicians in the 1920’s
expressed a loss of hope,
fear the future, and
rejection of former
rules and values
– Became known as the
“Lost Generation”
• Writer Ernest
Hemingway expressed
a loss of faith in
humanity
• Poet T.S. Eliot
portrayed the modern
world as empty and
barren
• Artists tries to avoid
reproducing the real
world
– Dada movement and
surrealist movement
– Experimented with
color and distorted
shapes
• European nations
attempted to
improve relations
between nations in
the 1920’s
– wanted to avoid
future wars
Efforts
at
Creating
a Lasting
Peace
(1920’s)
Spirit
of
Locarno
treaties
• Germany agreed to
respect borders of
France and Belgium
• France & Germany
would not go to war
KelloggBriand
Pact
• Countries renounce
war as an instrument
of national policy
League
of
Nations
• Designed to settle
conflicts before
outbreak of war
• Had no means of
enforcement
• After WWI
economic problems
developed in
Europe
– Returning soldiers
needed jobs
– Nations had war
debts
– Needed to rebuild
damaged cities
• The United
States
experienced an
economic boom
after WWI
– Became world’s
leading economic
power
– invested in
Europe to
promote
recovery there
• Flaws in the U.S.
economy began to
appear
– Overproduction by
business and
agriculture
– Uneven distribution
of wealth
– Americans began to
buy less
• Flaws contributed
to the Stock
Market Crash in
1929
– marked the start
of the Great
Depression
• Collapse of the
American economy had
a ripple effect on
economies around the
world
– Nations depended on
American investment
and exporting goods to
the U.S were hurt
– Bank and business
failures
– Countries began placing
high tariffs on imported
goods
– High unemployment and
low wages
• Economic problems led
some to lose faith in
democracy and
capitalism
– Communist and Socialist
ideas grew in popularity
• Strong leaders emerged
who took advantage of
economic turmoil
– Supported extreme
nationalism
– Promoted militarism
– Wanted to establish
authoritarian rule
• What does the term suffrage mean?
• What impact did WWI have on the art
and literature of the 1920’s and 30’s?
• How did the collapse of the United
States economy impact other economies
around the world?