Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 24: The West between the wars (1919-1939)

The peace settlements at the end of World War I combined with severe economic problems to produce widespread discontent across Europe. Democratic rule in many states gave way to fascism, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism. The following will be discussed in this chapter: The futile search for stability, the rise of dictatorial regimes, Hitler and Nazi Germany, cultural and intellectual trends.
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Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 24: The West between the wars (1919-1939)Chapter IntroductionSection 1: The Futile Search for StabilitySection 2: The Rise of Dictatorial RegimesSection 3: Hitler and Nazi GermanySection 4: Cultural and Intellectual TrendsVisual SummaryHow can politics bereflected in sports?Nazi leader Adolf Hitler wanted to usethe 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin toshow the superiority of the Aryan(German) race. However, African-American athlete Jesse Owens of theUnited States shattered that plan bywinning four gold medals. In this chapteryou will learn how Hitler and otherleaders created totalitarian states.• In the photograph, why is JesseOwens (at center) saluting and why is Lutz Long (at right) extending his arm?• Do you think national pride andpolitics or individual accomplishments are more important to Olympic athletes today?The Futile Search forStabilityWhat were the causes ofinstability in the West afterWorld War I?The Rise of DictatorialRegimesWhy did certain Europeancountries becomedictatorial regimes?Hitler and NaziGermanyHow did Hitler and theNazis gain power and ruleGermany?Cultural and IntellectualTrendsWhat were the maincultural and intellectualtrends between the wars?The BIG IdeaCompetition Among Countries Peace and prosperitywere short-lived after World War I as a globaldepression weakened Western democracies.Content Vocabulary• depression• collective bargaining• deficit spendingAcademic Vocabulary• annual• ratioPeople, Places, and Events• Ruhr Valley• Dawes Plan• Treaty of Locarno• Switzerland• Weimar Republic• John Maynard Keynes• Franklin Delano Roosevelt• New DealDo you know anyone who livedduring the Great Depression?A. YesB. No A. A B. B 0% 0%Uneasy Peace, Uncertain Security Discontent with the Treaty of Versailles and a weak League of Nations opened the door to new problems in the interwar years.Uneasy Peace, Uncertain Security (cont.)• The United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, making it impossible for the United States to join the League of Nations.• The German government made one payment of reparations to France, but the following year it announced it could not make any more payments due to financial crisis. Europe, 1923Uneasy Peace, Uncertain Security (cont.)• In reaction, France seized the Ruhr Valley to collect reparations by using Ruhr mines and factories.• The Dawes Plan was implemented to help both France and Germany: – reduced reparations Europe, 1923Uneasy Peace, Uncertain Security (cont.) – coordinated Germany’s payments with their ability to pay – granted a $200 million loan for German recovery Europe, 1923Uneasy Peace, Uncertain Security (cont.)• The foreign ministers of Germany and France signed the Treaty of Locarno, guaranteeing Germany’s new borders with France and Belgium.• Two years later, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 63 nations agreeing to renounce war as an instrument of national policy.Why did Germany quit paying reparationsto France?A. Inflation caused financial crisis in Germany.B. France seized the mines in Ruhr Valley. A. AC. The Treaty of Versailles B. B was amended. 0% C. 0% C0% 0%D. There were border disputes with France. D. D