Economic timeline

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    WWI

    WWI ended the central powers in countries like Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary. This caused their economies to crumble.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    It was a peace treaty signed after WWI. It included harsh penalties on Germany which caused them to lose territory and gave them massive reparations payments.
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    Rise of Communism

    The USSR was the first communistic state. They were ruled by Joseph Stalin. He made Russia an industrial and military giant but at the cost of 5 million citizens.
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    Stalin

    He was the political leader and dictator of the Soviet Union. He also industrialized the Soviet Union.
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    The Great depression

    The great depression was a huge worldwide economic downturn. It was the longest and most severe depression.
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    Hitler

    He was elected into the government after he promised that he could fix their problems. He invaded Poland, Britain, and France, which lead to the start of WWII.
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    WWII

    WWII was a war started by Germany, who was trying to invade Poland. It killed millions and crashed their economy.
  • Bretton Woods conference

    It was a huge gathering of the 44 allied nations. It was assembled to regulate the international financial order after WWII.
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    International Monetary fund

    It was an international organization created at the Bretton Woods conference to stabilize currency exchange rates and expand international liquidity.
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    World Bank

    The World Bank was created to aid developing countries and help any countries that experienced an economic collapse.
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    General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs

    It was an international trade agreement signed by 23 nations. It was made to boost economic recovery.
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    World Trade Organization

    It's an organization that deals with the global rules of trade between nations.