Between Wars 1919-1934
The twenties has traditionally been viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new consumer goods. The North American economy, particularly the economy of the US, which had successfully transitioned from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy, subsequently boomed. The United States augmented its standing as the richest country in the world, its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. In Europe, the economy did not start to flourish until 1924. However, the hopefulness in the wake of World War I that had initiated the prosperous twenties gave way to the debilitating economic hardships of the Great Depression in the early 1930's.
Meanwhile, Germany was facing incredible hardships as a result of the demands placed upon them under the Treaty of Versailles. Their ability to repay their war debts to the Allied forces (Britain, France and the U.S) was next to impossible. With the crash of the U.S. market, European markets were in decline as well. Plans were made to reduce Germany's obligations uner the Young Plan. Even though many steps were taken to help Germany uphold their end of the deal they eventually refused to pay. A coalition was formed of various conservative groups under the leadership of Alfred Hugenberg, the head of the German National People's Party. One of the groups that joined this coalition was Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party, a group which had previously been dismissed as an extremist fringe by the more mainstream conservative parties.
The coalition's goal was the enactment of the Freiheitsgesetz ("Liberty Law"). This law would renounce all reparations and make it a criminal offense for any German official to cooperate in their collection. It would also renounce the German acknowledgement of "war guilt" and the occupation of German territory which were also terms of the Versailles treaty. Although this law was overturned and the coalitions goals were unsucessful the seed of the NAZI regime were planted and plans for world domination began.
The coalition's goal was the enactment of the Freiheitsgesetz ("Liberty Law"). This law would renounce all reparations and make it a criminal offense for any German official to cooperate in their collection. It would also renounce the German acknowledgement of "war guilt" and the occupation of German territory which were also terms of the Versailles treaty. Although this law was overturned and the coalitions goals were unsucessful the seed of the NAZI regime were planted and plans for world domination began.
View the following video's:
The Roaring 20's
The Great Depression in the U.S.
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The Great Depression in Germany:
Hitler and World War I
Words to Define:
Depression:
Recession:
Collective bargaining:
Deficit Spending:
Identify the following terms by defining or explaining to the best of your ability:
Young Plan:
Depression:
Recession:
Collective bargaining:
Deficit Spending:
Identify the following terms by defining or explaining to the best of your ability:
Young Plan:
Weimar Republic:
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
New Deal:
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
New Deal:
Hoovervilles:
Answer the following questions in complete sentences to the best of your ability.
1. What was the significance of the Young Plan?
Answer the following questions in complete sentences to the best of your ability.
1. What was the significance of the Young Plan?
2. How did the Great Depression affect Germany?
3. What were the results of the Great Depression in the United States?
4. How was Hitler affected by World War I? Describe.
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