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Inter-war years
Between the First World War and the Second World War (1918-1939), the economies of European nations and United States experienced different stages of development and change -
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Post-war crisis
During post-war period, from 1918 to 1923, Europe faced severe economic crisis characterised by high level of debts and a shortage of products. -
Blackshirts
A paramilitary group in Italy. They were the main militant arm of the National Fascist Party -
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Nazi Party
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The roaring twenties
Economic growth, cultural innovation, and social change. -
National Fascist Party
Mussolini sets it up in Italy. Promotings unity over individualism and supporting a single-party system to achieve stability. -
Italian Fascism
Authoritarian movement established by Benito Mussolini. The monarchy under Victor Emmanuel III remained, Mussolini transformed Italy from a democracy into a dictatorship -
General Strike
A workers protest against Mussolini's powers. It failed and Mussolini used it to gain more control. -
Germany war reparations
Germany struggle to pay War reparations, leading France and Belgium to occupied Ruhr valley, causing economic problems -
Beer Hall Putsch
It was a failed attempt by Hitler to take control of Germany. He was finally arrested -
Dawes Plan
The US intervened in order to recover its money. It involved dividing German debt into yearly payments and granting it a series of loans -
Stalinism (Lenin's death)
Totalitarian system of goverment set up in the USSR after Lenin's death, Joseph Stalin eliminated all possible political rivals and took control of the Communist party. -
A new artictic style emerges: Surrealism
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Germany's economy starts to recover
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Five-year plan
It was led by Stalin and was the first plan to improve the country -
The wall Street crash
The Wall Street stock market in New York collapsed, leading to the Great Depression -
Young Plan
Tha plan reduced the reparations that germany owed because everyone involved had realised that Germany was unable to pay the full amount -
Hitler becomes chanchellor
Hitler is named chancellor. -
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The Great Depression
It began with the Wall Street Crash and continued for a decade. It spread to Europe and other parts of the world because the US stopped investing and demanded other countries to repay loans they had taken after the World War I. This caused deflation and ended the prosperity of the roaring twenties. -
Roosevelt's New Deal
Set of goverment programmes focused on relief for the poor, recovery of the economy qand reform of banking system. -
Reichstag fire
Hitler acussed communists of starting a fire. He declared state of emergency, restricted people's rights and freedom and created the Gestapo -
Start of the Third Reich
Hitler moved forward with his political vision. -
Night of the Long Knives
Hitler order to kill the key leaders of the SA and political enemies. He gain army's support -
Nuremberg Laws
Laws in Nazi Germany that discriminated against Jews, prevented them from marrying Germans. -
New constitution
Stanlin introduced a new constitution that grated citizens more rights. -
Night of the Broken Glass
Night of violence against Jews in Nazi Germany and Austria, their homes and synagogues were attacked.