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The West Between Wars  1919-1939   Abbie Breidenbach, Kaicy Copley, &   Devon Blackwelder

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10 Terms- Depression- a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment. Downturns in the economies, and an international financial crisis were major roles of the start of the Great Depression. Collective Bargaining- the right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours. The French New Deal gave workers the right to a 40-hour workweek in industry. Deficit Spending- to go into debt, or spending money that you don't have. The government should finance such projects even if it had to engage in deficit spending. Totalitarian State-government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens. Fascism- As a political philosophy, fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government, and any opposition is suppressed. New Economic Policy- was a modified version of the old capitalist system. In March 1921, Lenin abandoned war communism if favor of this economic plan. Politburo- a commitee that had become the leading policy- making body of the Communist Party. This was severely divided over the future direction of the Soviet Union. Collectivization- system in which private farms were elimanted. Instead the government owned all of the land, while the peasants worked it. Reichstag- The German parliament. by 1932, the Nazi party had 800,000 members and had become the largest party in the Reichstag. Concentration Camps- Large prison camps were set up for people who opposed the new regime. All political parties except the Nazis were abolished.

10 Links John Maynard Keynes-This site talks about where he was born and when. And that he was the most influential economist of the twentieth century. Franklin Delano Roosevelt-This website mentions that he was born in 1882 in New York. After graduation from Harvard, he attended Columbia Law school. The Dawes Plan This place tells us that it got its name as the man who headed the committee was an American named Charles Dawes. Benito Mussolini-This site talk abouts where he was born which was Italy in 1883. In 1902 he moved to Switzerland to evade military service. Joseph Stalin-This website mentions that he was the 4th child in 4 years. The first 3 died and he was prone tob ad health, so his mother was very protective. Francisco Franco-This site tells us that in 1910 he graduated from Military academy. Although he was a small officer he won the rapid promotion. Five Year Plan-This website talks about how the first five year plan concentrated on the development of iron, and steel, machine tools, electric power and transport. Adolf Hitler-Hitler was born in April 20, 1889. He did very well in primary school and appeared to have a very bright future. Heinrich Himmler-This site mentions that by the end of WWI he had become an officer cadet in the German army. Salvador Dali-This website tell us that he used to attended drawing school. And in 1921 his mother died of breast cancer, and his dad remarried Dali's aunt.

10 key people 1. Adolph Hitler- The Nazi dictator of Germany. You could argue that without Hitler WWII would of never started 2. Benito Mussolini- Fascist dictator of Italy. Mussolini was really the inventer of fascism but not as racist about it as Hitler was.

3. Winston Churchill- First Lord of the Admiralty & Prime Minister. Politically isolated before the war and one of the few who saw the danger of Hitler early on. 4. Franklin D. Roosevelt- President of the U.S at the time of the war. Before the U.S got into the war he greatly helped the allies, doing everything short of fighting.

5. Joseph Goebbels- Nazi propaganda minister. Goebbels lead Nazi Germany’s campaign of propaganda to instill in the German people the ideas of the Nazi party. 6. Hideki Tojo- General and Prime Minister. Tojo was a leader in the military junta that controlled Japan. 7. Joseph Stalin- Communist dictator. Stalin initially made a pact with Hitler and jointly invaded Poland with the Nazis.

8. Herman Goering- Luftwaffe chief and Nazi party leader. Goering was a WWI flying ace who transformed the German air force.

9. Hirohito- Emperor. The Emperor at first sought to avoid war with the West, but was eventually swayed by the army and navy.

10. Bernard Law Montgomery- General. commanded the British army in North Africa to the first major allied land victory of the war, El Alamein.

Timeline of West Between Wars 1919, June 28 - Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

1921, July 29 - Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party

1925, July 18 - Hitler's book Mein Kampf published. 1934, August 19 - Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany. 1937, June 11 - Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army generals.

September 17, 1939 - Soviets invade Poland May 10, 1940 - Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister.

September 1, 1941 - Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars.

June 6, 1944 - D-Day landings on the northern coast of France.

August 6, 1945 - First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.

August 9, 1945 - Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan.

“Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” Benito Mussolini []

The West between wars was a crucial time period in American History. There were many people and countries that sculpted this period into what we know it as today. The Great Depression started it all. The depression began on October 29, 1929, (Black Tuesday) when the US stock market crashed. Black Tuesday created many problems for American citizens and created a very high unemployment rate throughout the country. Also during this time period Britain was breaking out with strikes and having to turn to deficit spending to help better pan out the economy. France was also going through a difficult time. Their country was going through war destruction constantly. However, the French New Deal created a collective bargaining strategy for France. Germany too, was undergoing some economic difficulties. Unemployment was sky rocketing throughout the country. They were also struggling to pay of 33 billion dollars in was reparations from WWI. In order to make this possible the US created a plan, The Dawes Plan, to help the Germans pay off the reparations. Hitler was also taking a drastic toll on the economy of Germany. After his book __Mein Kampf__ was published he began to slowly take control of Germany and turned it into an Anti-Semitic nation. He tried to wipe away the Jews and take complete control of Europe. Military Dictatorship was a crucial aspect in Japan as well. Hirohito was the emperor of Japan during the Showa period. During his reign the goal of Japan was called the Co-Prosperity Sphere, which was the goal to conquer all of Asia. This goal leads to many incidents that happened in the country. One of these incidents was the Mukden Incident. This is when a Japanese train was blown up in Mukden by the Chinese, which gave the Japanese a reason to invade China. China and Japan continue to fight for control of China. During the west between wars many countries were affected in bad ways, but without these bad things happening the countries would not be what they are today.