SS6H7ATheRussianRevolution

• Before1917,Russiawasanautocracy

• TheCzarwastheabsoluteruler• ThelastoftheCzarswasNicholasII• DuringWWI,Russiadidnotdowell• Millionsofpeoplewerekilled,wounded,ormissing

• Citizensdidnothaveenoughfood

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• Soldiersdidnothaveenoughclothes,shoes,orweapons

• Germanyseemedtobewinningthewar• TheCzarignoredthesignsthatpeoplewereunhappy

• Hedidnotseethatchangeswereneededinthewaythathiscountrywasrun

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• Inearly1917,therewereriotsinthestreets

• women,factoryworkers,andfarmersshoutingforchangeoutnumberedpolice

*Themilitarycouldnotkeepthepeace

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• ManyintheCzar’sarmyturnedagainsttherulers

• TheCzarandhisfamilywerecaptured

• Agovernmentwassetuptotrytorunthecountry,thereweretoomanyproblems

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• Therewasanotherrevolution• CommunistsledbyVladimirLenin

• TheCzarandhisfamilywereexecuted

• LeninreorganizedthecountryandrenamedittheSovietUnion

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• ThesovietsgaveupalargeamountoflandtoGermany

• Thislandwasgoodforfarmingandhadmanynaturalresources

• Thesovietshadlittlechoice,theircountrywasfallingapartaroundthem

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SS6H7ATreatyofVersailles

• VersaillesisagrandpalaceoutsidethecityofParis,France

• Attheend,ofWWI,leadersfromthecountriesinvolvedinthewarmettheretowriteatreaty

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• TheTreatyofVersaillesexplainedwhatthewinnerswouldgainandwhattheloserswouldlose

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• ManyoftheleadersofthewinningcountriesblamedGermanyforthewar

• TheywantedtheGermanspunishedseverely

• Germanylostimportantterritory,includinglandsrichinnaturalresources

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• Italsolostallofitscolonies

• GermanEmperorWilhelmIIwastobeputontrialforwarcrimes

• FranceandGreatBritainwantedtomakesurethatGermanycouldnotattackthemagain

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• TheirgoalwastomakeGermanyaweakcountry

• Germanyhadtoreducethesizeofitsarmyandnavy

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• Francelostalotinthewar

• Over2millionFrenchpeoplelosttheirlives

• AlargepartofthewarwasfoughtinFrance• Farms,houses,cities,andindustriesweredestroyed

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• Highways,bridges,andrailroadshadtoberebuilt

• ThealliesaddedaparttothetreatythatsaidGermanyhadtopaythealliesaverylargeamountofmoney

• Thismoneywastobeusedtorepaycivilianswholostpropertybecauseofthewar

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SS6H7AWorldWideDepression

• AfterWWI,mostcountriesintheworldbegantoprosper

• Americansenjoyedatimecalledthe“RoaringTwenties”

• Peoplefeltgoodabouttheeconomy• Theybelievedthattheyhadachancetodowell

*In1929,thegoodtimesended

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• Inthefallof1929,theU.S.experiencedastockmarketcrash

• Thevalueofstocks(sharesofownership)peopleheldincompaniesbeganasteepandquickdrop

• Stockholdersrealizedthattheywereindangeroflosingeverythingtheyowned

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• Theybegantoselltheirstocksasfastastheycould

• Sincethereweremoresellersthanbuyers,thepricescontinuedtofall

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• Businessesfoundtheycouldnolongerselltheirgoodsbecausepeoplehadlessmoneytospend

• Thebusinesscouldnotpaytheirdebts• Whenbusinessescouldnotpaytheirdebts,theyhadtoclose

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• Thismeantworkerslosttheirjobs,theseeventshappenedsoquicklythatapanicoccurred

• Peopletriedtogettotheirbankstogettheirmoney,andtheytriedtoselltheirstocksforanyamounttheycouldget

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• PanicsellingandarunonthebankcausedtheeconomyoftheU.S.tocometoahalt

• Farmerswhocouldnotgetmoneytopaytheirloanslosttheirfarms

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• BusinessesaroundtheworldtradedwithAmerica

• WhentheU.S.stoppedbuyinggoods,ithurtbusinessesinothercountries

• WhenU.S.banksclosed,banksinothercountrieswerehurttoo

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• Stockholdersinothercountriesbegantoselltheirstocksforlowprices

• TheycouldnotselltheirstocksinAmericancompaniesforanyprice

• Whatfollowedwascalledaworldwideeconomicdepression

• Asbusinessesandfactoriesclosedonebyone,buyingandsellingalmoststopped

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• GermanyfacedmanyproblemsafterWWI

• Ithadlostlandsthatcontainedvaluablenaturalresources

• 2.5millionGermanslosttheirlives

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• 4millionwerewounded• Industryandfarmsinthecountryhadbeendestroyed

• Highways,bridges,andrailroadshadtoberebuilt

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• TheGermangovernmentworkedtosolvethecountry’sproblems

• ThelargestobstaclewasithadtopaybacktheAlliedcountriesforthewar

• MillionsofdollarswereleavingGermanyforFranceandGreatBritain

• Germanywasforbiddentohavealargearmyandnavy,somanymilitarypeoplelosttheirjobs

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• Priceswentupasgoodsbecamescarce

• Basicitemssuchasfood,andclothingwerenotalwaysavailable

• Menhadtroublefindingjobstosupporttheirfamilies

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• Peopleblamedthegovernment• Theywantedtheirleaderstofindsolutionstotheirproblems

• WhenthestockmarketcrashedintheU.S.thismadeconditionsevenworseforGermans

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• AdolfHitlercameonthescenewithabigplan

• Heandhisfollowers,calledtheNationalistSocialistorNaziPartysaidtheycouldfixtheproblemsinGermany

• GermansblamedtheTreatyofVersaillesformanyoftheproblems

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• TheyalsosaidthatJewsinthecountrywerecontrollingthebanksandmoney

• TheyblamedJewsforthefactthatmanyGermanswerenotabletomakeagoodliving

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• HitlerwasnamedChancellorofGermanyin1933

• Hemadsurethatlawswerequicklypassedtogivehimmorepower

• Soonhehadcompletecontrolofthegovernment

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• Hehadthepowersofadictator

• HeandtheNazisbegantorebuildGermany’smilitary

• Heopenedfactoriestobuildweapons

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• Heputunemployedpeopletoworkbuildingasuperhighwaysystem

• Theeconomyimproved,butpeoplelostmanyoftheircivilrights

• ManyGermansdecidedthatitwasbettertoloserightsthantogowithoutfood

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• GermanswhospokeagainsttheNaziswereputinprisonormurdered

• AsHitler’sstrengthgrew,hemadeplanstogotowar

• In1936,HitlersenttroopsintosomeofGermany’sformerterritories

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• By1938,GermantroopscontrolledAustriaandCzechoslovakia• Europeancountriesprotested,butdidnothingtostopHitler

*In1939,GermanyinvadedPoland

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• FranceandEnglanddecidedsomethingmustbedone,theydeclaredwaronGermany,WWIIbegan

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