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1920’s

1920’s. The Struggle. Great Britain. Labour party - socialism Liberal party – middle class fled to the Conservative party Conservative party – held power most of 1920’s. Ireland. Independence. France.

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1920’s

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  1. 1920’s

  2. The Struggle

  3. Great Britain • Labour party - socialism • Liberal party – middle class fled to the Conservative party • Conservative party – held power most of 1920’s

  4. Ireland • Independence

  5. France • Political divisions and financial scandals plagued the government of the Third Republic.

  6. United States • Explain the Red Scare.

  7. Postwar foreign policy • Explain the reasoning for the Maginot line. • What is Kellogg – Briand Pact? • Explain why the league of nations was deemed weak?

  8. Postwar Economics • Britain – serious economic problems • General strike • France- recovered rapidly with the help of reparations and territories from Germany. • US – world’s leading economic power

  9. Depression - United States • Uneven distribution of wealth • Overproduction of agriculture and business • Americans buy less

  10. Germany • Weimar Republic – 1919 • Lacked strong democratic tradition • Inflation • Dawes plan helped slow inflation • Lasting peace • Gustav Stresemann (Germany) and Astride Briand (France) tried to improve relationship

  11. Global Depression • Britain • High protective tariffs • Increase taxes • Regulate currency • France • Moderates, socialists, and Communists formed coalition • United States • New Deal

  12. Fascism

  13. Fascism • Extreme nationalism • Nations must struggle - Peaceful states must be conquered • Loyalty to an authoritarian leader who guided and brought order • One party rule

  14. Benito Mussolini 1883 - 1945 • Inflation and failure to win land led to the rise of Mussolini • Attacked socialists and communists • Il Duce – by 1925 • Abolished democracy and outlawed political parties except the fascists • Italian Balilla (youth movement) • Did not have total control unlike Stalin and Hitler

  15. Adolf Hitler 1889 - 1945 • Fiery Orator • 1919 – National Socialist German Workers’ Party - • Nazis – private militia ( brown shirts or storm troopers) • Der Fuhrer – attempted in 1923 to power Munich failed and arrested. Wrote _____________. • Blamed WWI defeat on conspiracy of Marxists, Jews, corrupt politicians, and business officials. • Aryans • Lebensraum - ____________

  16. Chancellor – 1933 • Turned Germany into a __________. • Nationalism • Indoctrination – Hitler Youth and propaganda • Secret police- gestapo • Nuremberg laws • Anti semitism – kristallnacht • Purged German culture

  17. Speech Analysis • Who was the speaker? • Where was the speech given ? • Who was the audience? • What is the speaker trying to accomplish? • .What attitude did the speech convey? • What first impression did the speaker create? • How was the dress and appearance of the speaker appropriate to the speech?

  18. Yertle the Turtle • Based on what you have just learned, Identify the individual in History that represents Yertle the trutle . Be sure to support you answer with details from the book and your notes. • Based on what you have just learned, Identify the individual in History that represents Mack. Be sure to support your answer with details from the book and your notes. • If you were Mack, what would you of done? Why?

  19. The word SWASTIKA stems from the Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language: SVASTIKAH, which means 'being happy'. In India the word is related to things of good fortune because it means being happy. The cause of all life and all manifestations of life is movement. The incessant movement of the universe continuously brings forth new things. This goes for the earth as well, which is in constant rotation, as are the suns, all planets and the heavens. As such it's also the sign of the circular movement, the sign of rebirth. It also signifies those who knew about reincarnation (Samsara), who spread all over the world and where they stayed they exerted their influence. The symbol of the Fylfot, has many names. In the primitive language of the ancient Germanic people it was often called "Vierfoss" (= foot of fire). The Ashanti weights to measure gold findings are famous. They are decorated with lots of patterns, just like here with the swastika. Why the Ashanti weights have so many different decorations is not known. Known is only, that they have been in use for many years now, and are known far beyond the borders of Ghanas in Africa. Bronze cubes, which are said to be from Algeria, how the engraved symbols, and stamps got on the cubes, has not been passed down.

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