Ap World Notes, Chapter 29

Chapter 29

The World in the 1920s: Challenges to European Dominance

Introduction | * Responses to Crisis * Revolutionary regimes * Authoritarian Political Systems * Three major patterns * Western Europe - economically/politically incomplete * But culturally creative * Growth of Japan and the United States * Impact of 1920s Revolutions in China, Mexico and Russia * Diplomatic Deafness * Methods of protest * India - Gandhi - Hinduism tradition + criticized caste/gender * Turkey - military force + diplomacy * Deaf guy uses disability as negotiating technique * The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918-1929 * Introduction * War messed up European economy, diplomacy, governments * Hapsburg and German empire end * Devestating material and psychological impact - lost generation * Huge deb - not enough taxes - not a popular war idea * The Roaring Twenties * Happy joy joy feelings in mid-1920s * Germany wants to be friends * Nations agree to never go to war again - Kellogg-Briand Pact * Clash of values * Right wing - return to authoritarian regime * Good ol' days of national honor * Left wing splits - authoritarian or... * Let's try that fun communism idea * Ummm...what happened to the middle - why polarization * But...people getting wealthy and can buy more stuff - radios/cars/appliances * New art - film, geometric art (cubist), new play styles, books w/ funky plots * Defiance of traditional styles - conflict conservatives vs. radicals * Science advances - people can't even understand it - too specialized * Women - critical gains * Women suffrage in Britain, Germany, US * More fashion/leisure freedom - prosperity + declining birth rate * Sexual...