Great Depression
What was the Great Depression?
Economic drought
What is the Lost Generation?
The group of people growing up during and after WWI.
Shell Shock
The original name for PTSD
What was the biggest effect of WWI?
Economic drought
Where tensions resolved during the interwar?
No
What year did The Great Depression Start?
1929
What made the art/architecture so different during this time?
It rejected the ideals and values of the time.
Passifist
Someone against war
What ideals did economic devistion and political devistation lead to?
Communism and fascism
What was the peace treaty that failed?
Treaty of Versailles
What year did the Great Depression end?
1939
What caused culture to be lost?
The years of fighting and the focus on labor.
Reparations
Compensation for war damage paid by losing countries.
Increased challenges but also more opportunities
What 2 leaders rose to power?
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin
What caused the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
What ideas did people to cling through to rebuild their lives?
Enlightenment Ideas
Armistice
agreements to end fighting. A truce
Did employment increase or decrease during this time?
Decrease
What kind of leaders rose to power during this time?
Dictators
What percentage did American manufacturing decline by?
36%
How many of the casualties of the war were civilians?
Almost Half
Disillusionment
disappointment from the discovery that something isn't as good as they once thought.
What did the losing countries have to do that caused economic stress?
Pay reparations such as coal or oil
What policies were put in place that caused violence and tension?
Appeasement Policies