DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• CHAPTER 28

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What were the causes of World War I?

• Militarism
• growth of military distracts people form social
  tensions
• Alliances
• 2 rival ones (Britain, France, Russia)
  (Germany, Austria-Hungary Italy) focus on
  Balkans
• Imperialism
• no more territory to expand in
• Nationalism
• social tensions, Austria-Hungary trouble with
  Slavic nationalism, Russia with workers peasants

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What was the impact of World War I on the worlds
societies economies?

• Russia revolution, Lenin communists into
  power, lost land to Germany
• weakens Europe internally and as a world power,
  decreases birth rate, destruction of industrial
  property ag land, post war instability,
  inflation, loses export markets
• change of ownership of colonies (temporary),
  self-determination, conflict against colonial
  rule
• Ottoman Empire collapses changes in Middles
  East (politically fragmented)
• greater international competition, debts to U.S.
  creditors

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What were the causes of the Great Depression?

• WWI inflation, loss of European export markets
• overproduction of food
• world dependent areas suffering, production
  exceeds demand, prices in income down, cannot buy
  manufactured goods
• little world leadership, nationalismselfishness
• western nations insisted on debt repayment,
  tariffs, protectionism

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What was the worldwide impact of the Great
Depression?

• Russia little impact, internal development
  inward looking
• unemployment worldwide
• no ability to buy commodities, thus no export
  income, thus no ability to buy consumer goods
• Japan export based, bad harvests
• Latin America more state involvement in economy
• West welfare programs
• global no one country could get out on its own

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How were the diplomatic problems of World War II
settled?

• - United Nations true internationalism
• divided Germany
• dividing Europe between USA USSR
• divided Austria
• Japan occupied by USA
• Poland given part of Germany in return for land
  given to USSR
• Korea split
• 3 meetings in Tehran, Yalta Potsdam between
  Roosevelt/Truman, Stalin Churchill

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In what ways did the period from 1914-1945 mark
the end of the old world order?

• Rise of the United States and Soviet Union
• world split between democracy communism
• colonialism on the way out
• stage set for decolonization Cold War
• nationalism with new independent states being
  created.

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What were the consequences of the ending of the
Cold War?

• arms limitations agreements
• decolonization many new nations created, align
  with a super-power or non-alignment
• economic interactions increase
• multinational companies produce all over the
  world, especially where there was cheap labor
• collapse of the Soviet Union (economics)

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Discuss the proposition that both the causes and
the outcome of World War II were the result of
problems created in the Treaty of Versailles?

• world not represented there only USA, Britain,
  France Italy
• revenge sought against Germany
• Italy wants more than it gets
• Japan wants more power (doesnt get it)
• USA isolationism (not join League of Nations)
  Britain France fearful of future)
• China loses land to Japan
• Germany beat into the ground loses land,
  military, colonies, reparation payments
• Russia loses land
• preconditions set up for future strife

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Discuss the influence of global wars and the
Great Depression on the destruction of Western
global dominion.

• economics loss of export markets, loss of
  colonies as sources of raw materials and markets
  for finished products
• nationalism loss of land, colonies
• war loss of prestige, cannot take care of
  themselves
• regional conflicts regional identities
• rise of United States takes over European
  countries in terms of power
• regional trade blocs
• common commercial policies