Instability After World War I
What led to new problems in the years after World War I?
Inflation in Germany
German citizens resented the
presence in their country. German workers went on
. Germany was ordered to pay
German marks (
reparations. That was about
per year.
Germany began to
more money but that made their money
–
1914 –
1923 –
Dawes Plan – A plan created to allow Germany to reduce the amount of money they
plan allowed the U.S. to give the German government a $
.
What led to new problems in the years after World War I?
The
: pact between
countries that
. Served as an example of a
What triggered the Great Depression?
Depression: period of
Two major factors played a role in the depression:
1. Series of downturns in all European countries in the late 1920’s
was over produced, causing agricultural
and
emerged too quickly, causing a
) for
. This
current border between
to war.
.
production
2. The U.S. stock market
U.S. stocks were becoming so valuable that investors were pulling
out of
to put into
stocks. In October 1929, the stock market crashed.
Understand: The
may or may not have directly caused the
, but it did
cause business owners to become
, and investors to withdraw
money from
.
How did attitudes toward democracy dictate legislation passed between the wars?
With over
in many European countries, citizens were looking to
that offered
in return for
.
Germany - Rise of extremist party views –
France - Although France remained democratic, the
government emerged. This
government consisted of extreme
that incorporated
economies.
How did attitudes toward democracy dictate legislation passed between the wars?
Great Britain - Remained
and relied on
economic policies.
Relied on
, or that the
should continue pumping
into the economy, even if it means accruing more
.
The United States - Franklin D. Roosevelt created his
. The New Deal would focus on
. Roosevelt also established a
and the
to provide pensions for the elderly. It is likely that Roosevelt’s actions
prevented a social revolution in the U.S.
Instability After World War I
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