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Universal Education
Education Education in the early 19th century was MOSTLY for the the upper middle class and the elite. Between 1870 and 1914 most western govs. set up state financed schools, where both boys and and girls between the ages of six and twelve were required to go to school. They also had teacher training schools to train teachers, who were usually young woman. the reasons for this were politics and industrialization. This in effect increased literacy. -
Job Opportunities for Women
Job Opportunities for Women In 1800, women were mainly defined by family and household roles. During the nineteenth century, working-class groups maintained the belief that women should remain at home to bear and nurture children and should not be allowed in the industrial workforce. After the Second Industrial Revolution, a high demand for relatively low paid white-collar workers, along with a shortage of male workers, led employers to hire women. -
Post World War 1 Recession
Video LinkPost WWI Recession The Post World War I was an economic recession that hit a majority of the world after WW1. After the war ended, the global economy began to decline. The recession lasted for only 7 months. -
Benito Mussolini
Video LinkBenito Mussolini Benito Mussolini was the dictator of italy in 1919. He created the Fasci di Combattimento in 1919 (means the league of combat). He was the leader of the first fascist movement. Although he was a strict fascist leader, Mussolini had thoughts of running away to the United States to become a journalist. Mussolini never a repressive of savage as nazi germany, but they also tried to control media of all forms, including newspapers, radio and film. -
Hitler's Rise To Power
Hitler Adolf Hitler was a German dictator from 1933 to 1945. After World War I in 1919, he joined the German Workers’ Party which he later renamed it the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi for short). He was a mass murderer of Jews, but no one knew about it until many years later. The aftermath of World War 1 was brutal because everyone was trying to recover from the rule. Hitler killing innocent people did not make this much better. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles After the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, a new treaty was signed. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. This treaty was signed between Germany, and The Allied Powers officially ending the war in those countries. This made for a peaceful environment in those countries. This was the official end to World War I. Little did those signing the treaty know that another world war would occur not to far later. -
The Second Industrial Revolution
Video Link2nd Industrial Revolution Between 1870 and 1920, almost 11 million Americans moved from farm to city. many new forms of transportation, meant more people traveled and immigrated. 11 million people in total immigrated to the United States. During this time. goods were now easily and readily shipped across the atlantic. Rockefeller, carnegie were big people during this time, known for oil and railroads. -
Movements of Woman's Rights
Women's Rights It took until the end of world war one to make most male dominated governments give in to women's rights even though the movement actually began in the 1830’s. By the end of world war one, more woman were working, no matter what the job be. In fact Women were given the right to vote in 1920, around a year after world war one ended. -
Social Structure
Social Structure After 1871, most people enjoyed an improved standard of living. During the nineteenth century, landed aristocrats had joined with the most successful industrialists, bankers, and merchants to form the new elite. Members of the elite became leaders in the government and military. Below the upper middle class, was a middle class that consisted of lawyers, doctors, etc. Below that is the working class, made up almost 80% of Europeon population. -
New Forms of Leisure
New Forms of Leisure Entertainment was a huge part of society in the 20’s. People worked nearly 45 hours a week and their wages raised 30%. So with all that extra time and money, entertainment came into play. Between 1919 and 1929, nearly 4 billion dollars was spent on entertainment. -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin was the soviet dictator from 1879-1953. He rose to power in 1924 after Lenin died. Stalin was a strict dictator that majorly changed the society of the Soviet Union as well as the rest of the world. Like Hitler, Stalin was one of the greatest mass murderers in history after World War I. Stalin was also a huge player in the Russian Revolution. -
The Five Year Plan
Five Year Plan In 1928, Stalin proposes the First Five-Year Plan. This set economic goals for five-year periods. The purpose of these plans was to transform Russia from agricultural to industrial. This plan emphasized maximum production of capital goods, like heavy machinery. This plan eventually quadrupled heavy machinery production and doubled oil production, thus making this plan seem idea for Russia. But Stalin’s plan soon began to kill many people. -
The Great Depression
Great Depression The stock market crashed october 1929, and lasted roughly for ten years, as an effect of world war one. Millions of americans were out of work and homeless, Hitler Would later on blame the Jewish people for the depression as propaganda to give german citizens a reason to dislike them. Franklinin Roosevelt it also president during this time. He would serve 3 terms and would be president until mid world war two, where Truman would take over. -
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The Nazi State
Nazi State The National Socialist German Workers’ Party or Nazis slowly came to power under the reign of Adolf Hitler. The Nazi’s did not become as well known until the Great Depression hit the world. Nazism promised economic help, political power, and national glory. eventually it became a large movement. On January 30, 1933 Hitler became chancellor, the head of the state. -
The New Urban Envirnment
New Urban Enviroment Cities grew faster in the second half of the nineteenth century because living conditions improved so much that more people could survive there longer. After the industrial revolution, cities everywhere became more urban.
