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Rule of Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922 and ruled through the 1930s. The rise of a fascist/totalitarian regime. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by international incoordination economically. There was struggle recovering from WWI and especially since the US stock market crashed so badly. -
Hitler Come Into Power
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany under the Nazi Party marking the rise of a fascist regime. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy attempted to gain power and colonize Ethiopia. -
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Spanish Civil War
Internal ideological war between Republicans/Nationalists, supporters of the USSR or Nazi Germany -
Invasion of Rhineland
Germany invaded Rhineland in a grab for more power and to reclaim land. -
Invasion of Austria
Germany invaded Austria to regain land and power after they got away with the invasion of the Rhineland. -
Invasion of Sudetenland and Munich Agreement
After Germany's invasions, the League of Nations allowed Germany to take part of Sudetenland as appeasement to prevent more action. This didn't do much as Germany continued acting freely and triggering WWII -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
A non-aggression pact between Germany and the USSR. -
Start of World War II
WWII begins with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland -
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Holocaust
Hitler committed genocide against Jews with internment camps. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a US naval base. -
Nukes Dropped On Japan
The United States dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima and "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. Nuclear weapons are referenced in Lord of the Flies. -
United Nations Formed
The United Nations was formed to prevent future wars unlike the League of Nations. -
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Nuremberg Trials
Trials prosecuting Nazi officials for their crimes during the war and holocaust -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gave a speech that emphasizes the need to fight against the USSR's communism as they become more secretive and assertive. Start of Cold War. This tension of the Cold War is present in Lord of the Flies with the occurrence of nuclear war, a present fear during this period. -
League of Nations Disbanded
The League of Nations was disbanded due to it's ineffectiveness in preventing war. -
Marshal Plan
An economic plan for the US to assist Europe in reconstruction after being ravaged by the war. -
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Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Allies' access to their section of Berlin. It led to the West airlifting supplies into the isolated West Berlin. Cold War -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to unite against the USSR and communism -
Freudian Psychology
Freudian Psychology became more popular and impactful with the idea of subconscious and urges influencing people. This relates to the themes of the story with primal urges controlling Jack and the other boys actions. -
Rise of Television
Television became more popular and widely available all over the world during this 1950s. -
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Korean War
A proxy war between the US and USSR concerning the fight between North and South Korea over communism. -
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McCarthyism
McCarthy spoke out against government officials and other people who he baselessly accused of being communist spies. -
Arms Race
The Arms Race began as the US and USSR as both tested hydrogen bombs and led to an escalation of nuclear arms. This was referenced in Lord of the Flies with the dropping of an atom bomb, "'About the atom bomb? They're all dead,'" (Golding, 10). This references the dropping of atom bombs and threat of nuclear wars present during the Cold War. -
Brown V. Board of Education
It was ruled that separate facilities were inherently unequal. -
Warsaw Pact
An alliance created by the USSR to counter NATO. -
Start of Vietnam War
Vietnam War began as ideological battle of democracy against communism. -
Sputnik
The USSR launched Sputnik and triggered the start of the Space Race. -
Decolonization of Iraq
The British supportive government of Iraq fell showing the fall of British power/colonization.