The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939
"Fascism is a religious concept."
- Benito Mussolini
"Fascism is capitalism in decay."
- Vladimir Lenin
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep repeating it, and eventually they will believe it."
- Adolf Hitler
"Fascism is a religious concept."
- Benito Mussolini
"Fascism is capitalism in decay."
- Vladimir Lenin
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep repeating it, and eventually they will believe it."
- Adolf Hitler
CHAPTER 26: THE FUTILE SEARCH FOR STABILITY; EUROPE BETWEEN THE WARS, 1919-1939
The Interwar Years were characterized by major changes in European politics, finance, and culture. The war left most of Europe economically shattered, but Germany was faced with crippling debt after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which left most Germans feeling cheated, bitter, and resentful. While the liberal democratic Weimar Republic struggled to repair the broken nation, more and more citizens became disillusioned by the promise of democracy and looked toward National Socialism as solution to Germany's problems. Adolf Hitler, and Austrian war veteran, rose to power within the ranks of the Nazi Party and set Germany on a path to new empire, breaking the Versailles Treaty, while enacting harsh laws against Jews in Germany. Meanwhile, a dispirited Italy was also faced with economic chaos, and looked to Benito Mussolini's fascist party as a way to bring stability, order, and glory to the nation. In the east, the Soviet Union embarked on a new era as a communist power. Led by Lenin and the Bolshevik party, War Communism was imposed on the whole population. Lenin hoped to stimulate the stagnant communist economy with his New Economic Policy, which was controversial and at times disorderly. When Stalin took power in 1927, he turned the Soviet Union into an industrial superpower at the expense of the peoples' quality of life. This chapter will also take a look at the economic crisis that was the Great Depression, in particular its impact on France and Britain.
The Interwar Years were characterized by major changes in European politics, finance, and culture. The war left most of Europe economically shattered, but Germany was faced with crippling debt after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which left most Germans feeling cheated, bitter, and resentful. While the liberal democratic Weimar Republic struggled to repair the broken nation, more and more citizens became disillusioned by the promise of democracy and looked toward National Socialism as solution to Germany's problems. Adolf Hitler, and Austrian war veteran, rose to power within the ranks of the Nazi Party and set Germany on a path to new empire, breaking the Versailles Treaty, while enacting harsh laws against Jews in Germany. Meanwhile, a dispirited Italy was also faced with economic chaos, and looked to Benito Mussolini's fascist party as a way to bring stability, order, and glory to the nation. In the east, the Soviet Union embarked on a new era as a communist power. Led by Lenin and the Bolshevik party, War Communism was imposed on the whole population. Lenin hoped to stimulate the stagnant communist economy with his New Economic Policy, which was controversial and at times disorderly. When Stalin took power in 1927, he turned the Soviet Union into an industrial superpower at the expense of the peoples' quality of life. This chapter will also take a look at the economic crisis that was the Great Depression, in particular its impact on France and Britain.
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Stalin's Five Year Plans required incredibly rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture- particularly in the production of wheat. One of the main wheat-producing regions was the Ukraine- an area where Stalin also purposely starved millions of people, mainly kulaks, to death. In order to convince his country that his Five Year Plans worked, he launched a massive propaganda campaign. Below is a clip from the Soviet film "Kublanskie Kazaki". How does it depict life on a collective farm? And what is this film trying to prove about the Soviet Unions production capacity? IF YOU GET AN ERROR, CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE MARKER TOWARDS RIGHT.
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Stalin's Five Year Plans required incredibly rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture- particularly in the production of wheat. One of the main wheat-producing regions was the Ukraine- an area where Stalin also purposely starved millions of people, mainly kulaks, to death. In order to convince his country that his Five Year Plans worked, he launched a massive propaganda campaign. Below is a clip from the Soviet film "Kublanskie Kazaki". How does it depict life on a collective farm? And what is this film trying to prove about the Soviet Unions production capacity? IF YOU GET AN ERROR, CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE MARKER TOWARDS RIGHT.