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| Describe the impact of WWI on Post War Europe and identify the impact Weimar Republic | Weimar Republic is what Germany turned into because of territory loss. WWI caused Germany to go into a major depression and had extreme debts they were forced to pay for the loss during WWI. Germany sees all of this as something they need to take revenge for. |
| Trace the events of the collapse of the U.S. economy. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression | So many investors starting selling their stocks, but no one will by them. So, the price of stock continues to drop so fast, that no one wants any stocks. This leads to the collapse of the stock market. Leads to massive unemployment and also causes an international depression |
| Describe Japan's attempt to build an empire. | Japan wants to expand to gain more influence with power, money, and international recognition, and land to add to their empire. |
| I can I explain the Rape of Nanking (Nanjing) | The Chinese gave up fighting against the Japanese. They were treated horribly, including mass killings and completely removing all rights of citizens and destroying their way of life. |
| Describe Mussolini's creation of the Fascist state and his goals | Mussolini wants to recover power and show extreme nationalism and try to rebuild the former glory of the Roman Empire. Increased population and ruled by police force |
| Discuss the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and the extensions of Hitler's power. | Germany lost massive amounts of territory and money after WWI. Hitler rose to power because of the lack of leadership and wanting to return Germany to its former glory. Hitler had incredible speaking skills and using extreme nationalism gained a massive following very. Hitler starts ruling by force and eliminating his competition and using a police force that helps him rule by intimidation. He quickly recovers Germany and starts seizing territories and countries. |
| Trace the shift of Democratic governments to dictatorships in Europe and the acronym that explains this. | Countries that were punished or severely hurt from WWI had extreme or radical change of government in order to not only blame someone for their collapse, but also quickly try to recover. Extreme measures were taken to try to recover countries (violence or seizing territory) |
