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Women after the War
• Women were rewarded for their contributions to the war effort by granting them voting rights
• Return to normalcy was difficult (going back in the home)
Inflation in Germany
• Germany prints more money• This only added to the inflation (rise in prices)• German mark soon became worthless
The Great Depression
• Economic collapse, known as the Great Depression
• Depression, a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
Causes of the Depression
• Oct. 1929, the U.S. stock market crashed, and the prices of stocks plunged
• In a panic, U.S. investors withdrew even more money from Germany & other European markets
• Industrial production was declining & unemployment was rising
Responses to the Depression
• Governments did not know how to deal with the crisis
• Cut costs by lowering wages & raising tariffs to exclude foreign goods from home markets
• This made the economic crisis worse
• Increased government activity in the economy
• Goes against Laissez faire tradition
• Renewed interest in Marxist doctrines
• Communism became more popular
• Led masses to follow political leaders who offered simple solutions
The Rise of Dictators• Totalitarian state is a government that aims to control the
political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.– Mass propaganda – Single leader & a single party– limited individual freedom– Active involvement of the masses (everyone had to be defenders
of dictators)
Fascism in Italy
• Early 1920’s, *Benito Mussolini fascist ruler of Italy
• Created new laws, suspended publications, increased police powers
• Ended free elections, free speech and free press
• Killed or jailed enemies• “Mussolini is Always Right”• Youth groups were used to
promote ideals
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