Rise of Dictators Hitler—GermanyMussolini—Italy Stalin—Soviet Union.
1)World War I 2)Rise of Dictators in Europe Big Picture ...
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1) World War I 2) Rise of Dictators in Europe 3) World War II 4) “Cold War” 5) The World Today Big Picture! Of the 1900’s!
Transcript of 1)World War I 2)Rise of Dictators in Europe Big Picture ...
1) World War I 2) Rise of Dictators in Europe3) World War II4) “Cold War”5) The World Today
Big Picture! Of the 1900’s!
World War IWhat caused ‘The Great War?’
Remember....
Militarism -- Extreme Pride in Military to the point of aggression!
Alliances -- “If someone attacks you, I’ll attack them.”
Imperialism -- Europeans control the world, compete for control
Nationalism -- Extreme and belligerent pride in one’s country
Rise of Dictators in Europe...After WWI, Europe was in shambles. Millions of people were dead, economies were destroyed by war, and Germany was forced to pay Great Britain and France money that it didn’t have.
This led to the rise of Men like…
1) Adolf Hitler2) Benito Mussolini
-- Promised Stability
-- Promised Jobs
-- Promised a return to greatness
-- Claimed Racial Superiority
-- Took all power
-- ‘Final Solution’ = Holocaust
Italy
-- Promised Stability
-- Promised a return to greatness (The Roman Empire)
-- Took total control
-- Militarism!
World War II -- Deaths between 50 - 80 Million
Axis Powers Allied Powers
1) Italy 1) United States2) Germany 2) Great Britain3) Japan 3) France (Out in 1940)
2 Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan by the U.S in 1945
“The Atomic Age”
Never before had weapons of this level of destruction been used! The existence of these weapons greatly impacted the world from 1945 until today!
World in Ruins, Not the U.S!
-- Tens of Millions of people lay dead throughout the World.
-- Economies were destroyed, factories, buildings, workers, all lost
The United States was left almost completely untouched by this. While other economies were crushed, the U.S Economy BOOMED!!!
After WWII… ‘COLD WAR’
Cold War2 completely different ideas on society…
“Liberal Democracy” = United States “Communism”
Free Elections No Free Elections
Capitalism Government Run Economy
Freedom of Religion Atheism (Belief in God not allowed)
Private Property No Private Property
Limited Government All powerful Government
President Reagan's “Evil Empire” Speech 1983 USA vs. Soviet Union
Communism versus Capitalism! Soviet Union versus United States -- The Cold War
Mutually Assured Destruction! The United States had many nuclear weapons…
As did the Soviet Union!!!
Both were afraid that if a war broke out, everyone would die! This idea of ‘mutually assured destruction’ prevented an all out war from occurring between the two great powers!
