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Anti-Communsin
Anti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and reaching global dimensions during the Cold War. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Rise Of Hitler and The Nazi Party
In the early 1930s, the mood in Germany was grim. The worldwide economic depression had hit the country especially hard, and millions of people were out of work. Still fresh in the minds of many was Germany's humiliating defeat fifteen years earlier during World War I, and Germans lacked confidence in their weak government, known as the Weimar Republic. These conditions provided the chance for the rise of a new le -
Militarism
Militaristic societies have existed throughout human history. An important aspect of militarism is that the glorification of war is incorporated into all levels of society. That includes the education of the nations youth. The glorification of war is when a nation strengthens its military and stockpiles weapons to prepare for wa -
Rise Of Italian Fascism
Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922. He helped found the political ideology of fascism. He also sided with the axis powers in 1940. Fascism is a totalitarian form of government. It glorifies the state, has one leader and one party, has no opposition or protests are tolerated. All aspects of society are controlled by the government. Propaganda and censorship is practiced. -
Great Depression
After WWI, many European economies were unstable. THe boom helped sustain worldwide trade. The stock market crash in 1929 and the results of the Great Depression spread throughout the world. The US restricted tariff parties worsened the depression. Many people turned to powerful leaders and governments, who promised success through military build up and the co -
Appeasement
Appeasement, the policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, governed Anglo-French foreign policy during the 1930s. It became indelibly associated with Conservative Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Although the roots of appeasement lay primarily in the weakness of post-World War I collective security arrangements, the policy was motivated by several other factors. -
Japanese expansionism
Japan invaded Manchuria for raw materials in1931. Japan began to attack China with full-scale war breaking out in 1937. In 1938, war broek out between Japan and the Soviet Union. This was known as the Soveit-Japanese border w -
Nationalism
Nationalism can lead to major conflicts between nations. Hitler, Mussolini, and Japan's Tojo touted their nation's ability to dominate all others leading up to WWII. Nationalism is the belief in the superiority of one's own nation over all others. -
U.S Isolationism
The failure of peace efforts disillsioned many Americans about international involvment in the 1930s. The US was in a major depression throughout the 1930s and was mostly concern about its own problems. The US tried to remain neutral during the conflict with Europe. The policy weakend the Eauropean democracies.
