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Interwar Years: Economics

Interwar Years: Economics. from the Dawes Plan to the Great Depression. Europe in 1919. ART. really, what will art say about society after WWI?. The International Scene.

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Interwar Years: Economics

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  1. Interwar Years: Economics • from the Dawes Plan to the Great Depression

  2. Europe in 1919

  3. ART really, what will art say about society after WWI?

  4. The International Scene

  5. After WWI what was created to estb. international cooperation? To prevent another world war by encouraging a peaceful resolution to problems? League of Nations After WWI what was created to administer to the colonies of the defeated nations? Mandate System France and Britain Middle East Who didn’t join the League? United States

  6. League of Nations Members in 1919

  7. Washington Naval Conference 1922 Kellogg Briand Pact 1928 U. S. Britain Japan France Italy 5 5 3 1.67 1.67 limits amount of weapons each country can have

  8. League of Nations Main reason it failed? no enforcement!!!!

  9. Mandate System

  10. Mandate System

  11. Mandate System Zionism-the mov’t to establish a Jewish homeland

  12. Economics of the Interwar Years

  13. Agriculturalism- agricultural production was a profitable item during the war but after the war there was far less demand for agricultural products

  14. Economic Isolationism- the attitude of ignoring the economic interconnections between countries. Most countries raise tariffs (taxes on imports) to encourage their own citizens to buy products made in their own country. This means no other country will buy products your country tries to sell to them...it becomes protectionism

  15. France one of the few countries which does not become totalitarian

  16. Severeeconomic problems 1) war debt to US 2) need to build defense against Germany - Maiginot line France • Counted on German reparations to pay for rebuild of infrastructure • liberals under Populist Party run gov’t for a while • inflation and bad economy make trouble for France

  17. France

  18. England one of the few countries which does not become totalitarian

  19. Germany

  20. Germany

  21. Germany

  22. Germany

  23. Germany

  24. Germany

  25. Germany

  26. United States The country that emerged from WWI with the only dynamic economy

  27. Complete the readings and T chart on the Worldwide Great Depression

  28. United States What caused the stock market crash of October 1929?

  29. United States What caused the stock market crash of October 1929? 1. Stock prices were inflated by the gov’t 2. The beginning of WWII 3. Negative influence of the Treaty of Versailles 4. Stock purchased on credit inflated prices

  30. World Wide Depression Which of the following was NOT a cause of the worldwide depression in the 1930s? 1. German reparations for World War I 2. Stock Market Crash of 1929 3. World War II 4. Excessive expansion of credit

  31. World Wide Depression Which of the following was not a result of the worldwide depression in the 1930s? 1. high unemployment in industrial countries 2. growing importance of the Nazi Party in Germany 3. bank failures and collapse of credit 4. Stock Market crash of 1929

  32. Complete the Active History task Can You Survive The Wall Street Crash? Go to http://www.activehistory.co.uk/ Log in as user name Molly and password Lynde Click on the dropdown menu arrow found on the third tab from the left (GCSE/IGSE History 14-16yrs) Choose the Great Depression You will play either Game: Can you survive the Wall Street Crash or Decision Making Game Wall Street Crash - complete assignments

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