Key terms/causeand effect/notes
Key Terms: pg.680Relativity: the principle of relative motion and the interrelation between time, space, and matter based on Einstein’s theory
Isolationism: the idea that a country should avoid political or military alliances with other countries
Depression: a long buisness slump when many people are out of work and many buisneses close
Standard of Living: a measure of the necessities and comforts accessible to a person of group
Free-enterprise: a competitive economic system based on the private ownership and the principles of supply and demand
Facism: A political movement that belives in an extreme form of nationalism
Authoritarian: requiring absolute loyalty and obedience to the state
Anti-semitism: hostility or discrimination against Jews
Concentration camp: a prison camp in which political prisoners are held by force
Territorial integrity: territorial domain of a state
Armed aggression: military aggression
Puppet Government: a gov’t controlled by an outside country
Collective secuity: a system in which nations act together to stop aggression
Censor: to examine printed materials, radio, TV to possibly alter or ban info
Nazism: German facism; National Society of German Workers Party
Appeasement: a policy of making concessions to an aggresor in hopes of avoiding war
Occupy: to seize an area
Negotiation: the process of making trade-offs
WW2 Notes
Sept 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland
Sept 3, 1939: England and France demands they leave, They declare war
Canada, Australia and New Zealand join the allies, South Africa and India eventually join as well, Ireland stays out of it
From 1931-1939 were a series of terrorist acts on Germany, Italy and Japan: The Period of Aggresion: acts included taking territories through force
This was protested by the US, but took isolationist approach; England and France let Hitler and Mussolini take it over
Were hoping that if they took territories, they would go away
The Policy of Appeasment: meaning I don’t agree with your actions but I won’t do anything about it
New Democracies were unstable
Citizens had little experience with democracy. People were willing to sacrafice it for strong leadership.
German republic was weak
The new democratic gov’t set up in Germany in 1919, the Weimar Republic. Millions of Germans saw them as traitors, because of Treaty of Versailles
Germany during the war simply printed out more money to pay for the war-therefore the money helped to coolapse after Germanys defeat in 1918. The Weimars were blamed.
Technology changes
1920’s Radio Mania swept the US. By 1925 families could buy one for 25$
Einstein- gave new ideas on time, space, matter, and energy. Theory of Relativity—relative motion is the key in this idea (E=mc2) would contribute to atomic bomb
Air Travel—Most of the worlds major airlines were started during this time period, but limited to the rich
The World economy had weaknesses
1.overproduction and underconsumption-
2.plight of the farmers- farming became like a buisness and farmers became dependent on market prices. Competition.
3.speculation in stocks- The market crashed- stockholders lost $74 billion in 1929-1933
Depression spreads worldwide
After american crash US investors began to call back their loans
Because of war debts, and dependance on american loans, Germany and Austria were hit hard
Between 1929-32 world production fell by 38%
International trade dropped 65%