wwi - wwii - cold war - korean war
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* Events that led to Cold War.* Impacts of WWI.* Impacts of Cold War.* Treaty of Versailles and its impact on Germany.* Causes of Korean War.* Consequence of Cold War* Cold War bringing Korean WarTRANSCRIPT
1918-1945
*The world in Turmoil
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*Objective:Understand how the United States and the USSR
emerged as the two dominant world powers following the end of World War II.
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*Warm Up:
*What was World War I about?
*Who was involved in World War I?
*Why there was so much of conflict existing in the World?
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*End of World War I
*After a bitter and long four year struggle, World War I ends on November 11, 1918
*The Allied powers (Britain, France, US, and Japan) emerge victorious, while Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) were defeated
*What country is not mentioned here?
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*What happened to Russia?
*How did Russia feel going into the war?
*Why did people revolt in Russia?
*What is the impact of Revolution?
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*Effects of WWI on Russia
*In Russia, the Czar was overthrown by the Communists in October 1917
*The world’s first communist nation—the USSR is created Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
*One of the initial goals of this new nation was to spread communism worldwide. (for what?)
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*Vladimir Lenin to Joseph Stalin
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*Stalin
*What are some important things to note about Stalin?
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*GermanyThe aftermath of WWI
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*Impact of the War
*9 million men dead
*21 million men wounded
*“Lost Generation”
*Economically devastating and costly
*disillusionment
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*Paris Peace Conference
*After the end of World War I, the world’s leading powers meet at the Paris Peace Conference to determine the fate of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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*The Big Three
*David Lloyd George of Great Britain
*George Clemenceau of France
*Woodrow Wilson of the US
*Germany not represented
*Russia not represented
WHY ?
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*What was decided on?
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*Treaty of Versailles
*Limits are set on the size of the German Army
*German must bare the sole responsibility for the war (War Guilt Clause)
*Germany loses territory (Alsace-Lorraine given back to France)
*Germany forced to pay war reparations
*Creation of a League of Nations
*Watch the Video: Punishing Germany. Do you think clauses mentioned in Treaty of Versailles were logical and appropriate enough for the self-respect & dignity of a country?
15*Europe in 1914
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*Europe after WWI.
*Geopolitical Re-arrangement*
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*Reparations
*What are reparations?
*What could be the impact of reparations on Germany? - Economy ? Sentiments ? Image?
* Based on the Video: Punishing Germany, comment:how much was the reparation cost imposed on
Germany?Was Germany in a position to pay that amount to
the Winning countries?
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*The United States
*The US had entered the war late—only in 1917 (Why it entered late into the war?)*According to US President Woodrow Wilson,
the US had no territorial ambitions; rather, it was the goal of the US to “make the world safe for democracy.”*However, during the Paris Peace Conference,
the US saw that the major European powers had no real desire to change
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*Crush Germany
*Unlike Wilson’s idea of “Peace without Victory” other European powers wanted to strip Germany of all its power.
*Why???
*US response:*Policy of Isolation (similar to the Soviets)
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* US Rejects the League of Nations
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* Korea and the Paris Peace Conference
*Korea actually sends a delegation to the Paris Peace Conference to plea for its independence
*However, this request is rejected
*Why do you think that this was the case?
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*Reflection
*What kind of impact will the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany? Why?
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*Part II: WWII
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*Warm UP:
*What did the world look like after the end of WWI?
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*World Wide Depression
*During the 1930s, a worldwide economic depression hits
*In many nations, economies collapse and millions of people lose their jobs
*This situation contributes to the collapse of democracy in Germany and the rise of Adolph Hitler
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*Situation in Germany during
& after WWI
*What led to rise of Hitler in the country?
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*German Monarch: Kaiser Wilhelm didn’t care about people, country & economy, and kept the country engaged in war. People lost faith in their Monarch.
*When Germany lost in WWI, Kaiser Wilhelm was brought down.
*New Government System was implemented in the country. What was it called?
*Change in German Politics 1
Fall of Monarchy……….
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*The New Democratic Government right after WWI was known as Weimer Republic.
*This government was not able to manage the country. Country ran into Economic depression: Inflation. People didn’t have money, job and any means of livelihood.
*They lost faith in Democratic government too.
*This led to the rise of a new leader ?? And a new political system in the country.
*Change in German Politics 2
* Fall of Democracy………….& Rise of Dictatorship
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*Nazism:
Nationalism
Fascism (Italy)
Nazism (Germany)
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*Adolf Hitler
Video 1 Video 2
How he initially rose to power?
Impressive speeches.
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*Hitler’s Policies:
*Revives German economy
*Promotes Anti-Semitism (anti-Jewish feelings); blames the Jews for all of Germany’s problems
*Promotes the expansion of Germany’s territory
*Revise the Treaty of Versailles (did exactly what was mentioned in the treaty)
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*Japan also expands in Asia
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*Outbreak of WWII:
*Germany’s desire for more and more territory leads to the outbreak of WWII in 1939
*As in WWI, France and Britain are Germany’s opponents
*Germany’s allies are Japan and Italy
*Russia also allies itself with Germany
*The United States remains neutral
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* US enters the War: Pearl Harbor
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*Germany Attacks USSR
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*Temporary Alliance
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*End of World War II
*In 1945, Germany and Japan are defeated
*At the end of World War II, the United States and the USSR emerge as the world’s two strongest nations
*They become known as Superpowers
*Both try to spread their ideas and values to other nations
*Both try to gain world domination
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*US and USSR
*What was their relationship like during WWII?
*Common goals?
*How may their relationship change after WWII?
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*USSR Explodes Nuclear Bo
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*1949
*USSR explodes an atom bomb
*Communist take over in China
*How would this impact the US?
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WWII sets the stage for the Cold War, the struggle between communism and capitalism for world
domination