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The West Between the Wars
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Inflation
The rise in prices.
German workers went on strike so Germany printed more money. -
Weimar Republic
Germany is now called the Weimar Republic.
Was very weak - no strong political leadership - Great Depresion -
Paris Peace Conference
Great Britian wanted to make German's pay for the war.
France wanted revenge and Germany to lose their army. -
Benito Mussolini
Set up the first fascist movement in Italy.
Career started out as a Socialist.
Created the Leagre of Combat. -
The Nazi State
Hitler gains control of Germany. -
New Economic Policy
Was a modified version of the old capitalist system.
Peasants could sell their produce and could still own small buisness.
Heavy industry and lagre scale jobs remained with the government. -
Reperations
Germany is forced to pay Frace for all the trouble that was caused during WWI, but after that Germany went into a finatial crises and couldn't pay France anymore. -
The Ruhr Valley
Sence Germany can no longer pay France back Frace decides to invade Germany and take their money. -
Nazi Party
The group of Hitler's fallowers. -
Fascism
Glorifies the state above teh individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central governmeny led by a dictatorial ruler. -
Lenin
Helps creat the USSR. -
The Soviet Union
Revived the the market and a good harvest had brought an end to famine. -
Dawes Plan
Reduces Germany's reparations.
American's investments - $200 million loan. -
Joseph Stalin
He was the leadet of the Soviet Uniion. -
Treaty of Locarno
Germany has new borders with France and Belgium.
Germany enters the League of Nations hoping for a new era of peace. -
Five Year Plans
A set of economic goals for five-years - turn russia into an industrial county. -
Heinrich Himmler
When Himmler was put in control of the SS (Schutzstaffeln)
The SS had 2 principles: terror and ideology. -
The Great Depression
The U.S. stock market crashes, investors withdraw money from all over the world. Governments didn't know what to do. -
Collectivization
Privet farms were eliminated.
The government owned all the land and peasants worked it. -
Francisco Franco
Euroups youngest general. -
New Deal
Active government intervention
Increase pulbic workers - imployed about 3 million people
Begins social security for unemployed + elderly
Prevents social chaos -
Concentration camps
A camp for prisoners of war, political prisoners, or members of minority groups are held, usualy under harsh conditions. -
Schutzstaffeln (SS)
Heinrich Himmler was the leader.
SS caused terrror to the Jews. -
Hitler
Hitler wanted to creat a 3rd Reich. (a 3rd 1000 year empire)
Wanted more living space for the new empire. -
Enabling Act
The government had the power to ignore the constitution for four years while it issued laws to deal with the counties problems. -
Nuremberg Laws
Excluded Jews from German citizenship.
Stripped Jews of their civil rights.
Jews can't marry Germans. -
Nuremberg Party Rallies
Excluded Jews from citizenship.
Jews had no civil rights.
Germans and Jews couln't marry.
Jews had to wear yellow star of David. -
Kristallnacht
"Night of shattered glass"
Nazis burned and destroyed synagogues and Jewish buildings.