Section 1

Working together using this wiki

 

Identifications - Between the Wars (chapters 29 and 30)

 

Roaring Twenties (not just US) -Abby Pardue

• The Roaring Twenties could be described as a transformation of culture following the First World War.
• Jazz music emerged and became popular and womanhood was redefined by the flapper of the 1920s
• Women fought for suffrage and gained the right in the early twenties.
• The Lost Generation, a group of war veterans centered in Paris that were lost and disillusional made up a big part of 1920 culture, because most of the writers, such as Ernest Hemmingway made their debut during this time. His style of writing was cynical and many believed that this was due to the war in the previous decade.
• The Harlem Renaissance presented African-American culture into the light, with writers and musicians.

 

This is a picture of a 1920s flapper

 

Cheek, Jerry S.. "The Roaring Twenties." ETTC Kennesaw State University. 01 Aug 2005. Kennesaw State University. 19 Mar 2009 http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/roaring_twenties.htm.

The Great Depression (US) - D. Holter

 

Beginning in 1929 with the crash of the stock market on Black Tuesday, The Great Depression put millions out of jobs and adversely affected foreign markets, who depended on American markets and banking institutions. The depression differed from the normal cycle of boom and recession by its catastrophic combination of stingy lenders and failing banks. The US was able to pull out of the Depression in 1933, when Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted the New Deal. 

 

Totalitarianism (definition/examples) -  Andrew Craver

• By definition totalitarian rule is when a government rules almost every aspect of its subjects lives.
• obvious examples would be the Soviet Union, and all of the places it ruled.
• North Korea
• North Vietnam
• Derg Ethiopia
• The biggest problem is that a government with so many regulations becomes very paranoid because its imposible for a basic citizen to keep all the laws.  In addition whif a citizen goes out of the country and sees what rights other people have, they become a time bomb.

North Korea keeping people in

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarianism

February Revolution and the Provisional Government in Russia - 

 

Lenin and the Bolshevik Party - Meghan Edwards

-Faction of Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party

-Seized power during the October Revolution and established the Soviet Union

-governed by the principle of democratic centralism

-quasi-military discipline 

-Party founded by Vladimir Lenin

-evolved from Marxist theories of Lenin (Leninism)

-only ruling political party of the Soviet Union

-means "majority" in Russian

-congress was divided over disputes on common issues

http://challengenewspaper.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/russia1918_streetdemo.jpg

"Marxism and Bolshevik Party." Bolshevik Party 22 Mar 2009 <http://www.marxists.org/subject/bolsheviks/index.htm>. 

 

Socialism and Communism - Meghan Edwards

-socialism generally refers to economic system

-communism affects both economy and government

-communism ensures that property is collectively owned

-both seek to prevent negative effects of capitalism

-socialism asserts that distribution should be based on production levels

-communism is propelled by a classless society

-socialism seeks a large group to be in charge of fiscal decision and distribution

-communism seeks small group to be in charge of fiscal decision and distribution

 

http://www.savagechickens.com/images/chickenmarx.jpg

 

"Socialism vs. Communism." Wisegeek 22 Mar 2009 <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-socialism-and-communism.htm>.

 

 

October Revolution and the establishment of the USSR - Dalyn Bellingham

• October Revolution took place in early November 1917 (That doesn't make sense....It occured in late October of the Julian Calender, but early November of the widely accepted Gregorian Calender we use today)
• Second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917
• Began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd led by the Bolsheviks
• Bolshevik Red Guards forces began a take over of government buildings on November 6 1917
• On November 7 1917 the Bolsheviks captured Winter Palace, the seat of the Russian Provisional Government
• The October Revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government giving power to the Bolshevik Soviets
• Russian Civil War soon followed as a result from 1917-1922 and the Soviet Union(USSR) was established in 1922

  Painting symbolizing the October Revolution of the Bolsheviks

Leon Trotsky - Jordan Hubbard

·         The Russian Revolution of 1917 brought him back to St. Petersburg and he became a member of the Bolshevik Party.

·         He helped overthrow the Provisional Government led by Kerensky and establish Lenin’s communist regime.

·         His first post was Commissar of Foreign Affairs and as Commissar he negotiated the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk with Germany.

·         In his second post as Commissar of War, he rebuilt and commanded the Red Army during the Russian Civil War in 1918.

·         Lenin wanted Trotsky to succeed him but Joseph Stalin forced him out of power.

·         He was banished from Russian in 1929 and after moving around Europe he went to Mexico in 1936.

·         Trotsky was murdered August 20, 1940 by a Spanish communist who was working as an undercover Soviet agent with an ice pick.  

·         Spartacus Educational . 18 Mar 2009 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUStrotsky.htm.

 

Leon Trotsky was the Commissar of War and he commanded the Red Army.

Joseph Stalin (stick to btwn wars) -Abby Pardue

 

• In the late 1930s Stalin established the Great Purge campaign, during which he planned to purge the Communist Party of all people accused of corruption or treachery.
• He also launched periods of rapid industrialization, causing famine due to the disrupted food production. This was known as the Soviet famine of 1932-1933.

• He became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of hte Soviet Unions's Central Committee in 1922 and remained so until his death in 1953.
• He rose to become the leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death in 1924.

 

 

"Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)." Red Files. 1996. PBS. 19 Mar 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/bios/all_bio_joseph_stalin.htm>.

 

This is a picture of Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union.

 

First Five Year Plan and Collectivization of Agriculture - Andrew Steiner

 

-         The idea for a five-year economic plan was initiated by Joseph Stalin in 1928

-         Stalin’s focus was on creating the industrial infrastructure that would enable the USSR to defend itself against the eventual expansion of capitalism that would weaken the USSR by forcing it to rely upon the importation of cheap, manufactured goods

-         The goals outlined in the first Five Year Plan were achieved in four years (1929-1933) and provided citizens with an overall higher standard of living

-         Its success later became a factor in the USSR’s ability to repel Germany’s attack in WWII, but at the cost of some civil liberties (kulaks and gulags)

-         The collectivization of agriculture, forcing peasants to work on kulaks (collective farms, was part of this plan; it was intended to solve the food distribution crisis as well as increase supplies for industry

-         The social effects of this collectivization were enormous, and it is still debated whether this policy actually benefited the USSR and its ability to distribute agricultural products

 

 

 

Those who resisted relocation to the kulaks were forced to work instead in gulags, or prison camps.

 

 

"Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 18 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Year_Plan_(USSR)>.

"Collectivization in the Soviet Union." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 18 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_the_Soviet_Union.

 

 

The Great Purges and the gulags - Colt Burgin

-

• The Great Purge-
• a.k.a. The Great Terror
• Lasted from 1936-1938
• Name given to the large number of executions and arrests in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
• Planned by Joseph Stalin
• Carried out by NKVD, the Soviet Secret Police
• Goal was to get rid of all who could oppose Stalin’s rule and to wipe out the ranks of the party.
• Labor camps were filled with prisoners
• millions of people were executed
• Gulag-
• Agency of secret USSR police
• Created in 1930s to oversee labor camps and other prisons
• Gulag is an acronym for- Glavnoe uprevlanie lagerei, which is Russian for- Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps.
• played crucial role in the large amount of prisoners enrolled in Labor camps under Stalin’s power
• expanded during Great Purge and reached climax in the Cold War era
• Gulag prisons originally located in Karelia
• Camps served as prisons and also helped make mass production of goods.
• Became crucial part of economy.

Citations-

"Great Purge." MSN Encarta. Microsoft. 19 Mar 2009 <http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761588286/Great_Purge.html>.

"Gulag." MSN Encarta. Microsoft. 19 Mar 2009 http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761580306/Gulag.html.

Photograph of Joseph Stalin who planned and oversaw the execution of the Great Purge and Gulags.

 

 

 

 

Benito Mussolini and the Italian Fascist Party - Toomey

·         Dictator that lived 1883-1945

·         Ruled 1922-45

·         Attempted to create an Italian empire

·         Joined WWII with Hitler’s Germany

·         Founded the paper Il Popolo d'Italia in 1914 and hoped war would collapse society and bring him power

·         Fascism became an organized party in March 1919 when Mussolini founded Fasci de Combattimento

·         His rule supported by liberals at first

·         Censorship and altered voting methods

·         Completely ruthless to all who opposed him

·         Made major use of propaganda

·         Parliament abolished with laws rewritten

·         Teachers and journalists were required to have specific fascist certifications 

 

Benito Mussolini

 

Smith, Denis. "Benito Mussolini ." Grolier Online. 19 Mar 2009

           <http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mussolini.html>.

 

March on Rome - JOSH BROACH

 

The March on Rome was how Benito Mussolini and his fascist regime came to power in Italy.

 

In 1919 Mussolini founded the Italian Combat League out of the Milan fascist party which would eventually become the National Fascist party over Italy.

 

In 1921 the fascist “Blackshirts” won 36 seats in the general election, one of which included Mussolini.

 

Mussolini attempted to work out a truce with the opposing socialists and Giolitti in the summer of 1921 but then in August Giolitti attempted to dissolve the Fascists unsuccessfully. The truce was broken and for Mussolini it was time to take the glory.

 

In July 1922 the National Fascist party had been formed and had over 700,000 members.

 

In October things got radical as Mussolini proposed that he wanted to rule Italy and planned a march on the capital after declaring his intentions at the Fascist congress in Naples.

 

Fascist troops surrounded Rome in October and threatened the king and prime minister to resign.

 

King Victor Emmanuel III handed power to Mussolini on October 28^th 1922.

 

The March on Rome is famous because it was not an illegal coup but was a totally legal transfer of power under the Italian constitution and Mussolini took power having the backing of the business class, the military, and the whole right wing.

 

After the assassination of Giacomo Matteotti on June 10,1924 the fascists and Mussolini installed a dictatorship.

 

"March on Rome." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 24 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_rome.

 

 

 

FASCISTS HEADING TOWARDS ROME

Weimar Republic- Adam Barr

 

• The Weimar Republic was the democratic and republican period of Germany from 1919 until 1933
• After WWI, a national assembly convened in the city of Weimar to reconstruct the German government
• It had one of the most advanced constitutions in the world at the time
• It had a total land area of 181,000 sq. mi. and a population of about 62,411,000 in 1925
• The capital of the Republic was at Berlin, not Weimar
• The Weimar Republic officially ended when Hitler seized control of Germany in 1933

 

The flag of the Weimar Republic, which is similar to the flag of today's Germany.

 

"Weimar Republic." Wikipedia. 14 Mar 2009. 16 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic.

 

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party -Lise Ross

-The actual name of the Nazi Party is the National Socialist German Workers’ Party and “auf deutsch: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei”

-form of fascism

-gained power in 1933 after the fall of the Weimar Republic

-blamed the Jewish community for bad things in German society and world at large

-Nazi rule ended on May 7, 1945

-Adolf Hitler was born April 20th, 1889

-Killed himself April 30th, 1945

-served in the army in WWI and was discharged from the in March 1920

-spent a year in prison during which he wrote Mein Kampf or My Struggles which later would sell millions of copies

-became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 until 1945

-head of State from 1934 until 1945

-during his reign as a dictator of Germany Hitler would invade many countries, capture thousands, and kill millions all in the name of the Aryan race and the Reich

 

Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party whose symbol was the Swastika (which used to be a symbol of good luck) as shown on the armbands.

"Adolf Hitler." Jewish Virtual Library. Jewish Virtual Library. 18 Mar 2009 <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html>.

 

 

Mein Kampf - Maggie Dillon

 

- Written by Adolf Hitler while he was in prison for a failed Coup of the German/Bavarian government

 

- In English, Mein Kampf means "My Struggle" or "My Campaign"

 

- Consists of his biography and his politcal beliefs

 

- Every newly wed couple and front soldier got a free copy

- Hitler's main idea of the book is called "the Jewish peril" that basically says Jews are planning a world domination plan

     - his first example of outward Anti-Semitism (hatred or disdain for Jewish race/religion.)

- "An alliance which is not for the purpose of waging war has no meaning and no value" - Mein Kampf

 

Original cover for Mein Kampf

 

"Mein Kampf" Wikipedia 16 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_kampf>

 

The Enabling Act - Colt Burgin

 

Was a revolutionary act In Germany

 

 

 

 

Nuremburg Laws -Rebecca Overcash

• Laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology.
• Laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship.
• Prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or related blood."
• These laws disenfranchised Jews and deprived them of most political rights.
• They did not define a "Jew" as someone with Jewish religious beliefs, but anyone who had three or four Jewish grandparents was defined as a Jew, even if the individual wasn’t an actual Jew.
• Many Germans who had not practiced Judaism for years found themselves caught in the grip of Nazi terror, and even people who had converted to Christianity years before.
• In the weeks before and during the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, the Nazi regime actually moderated its anti-Jewish attacks and even removed some of the signs saying "Jews Unwelcome" from public places.
• Hitler did this because he was scared of international criticism. 
• Even though Hitler did all of this to “hide” it, he still didn’t allow German Jewish athletes to compete in the games.
• These laws eventually got in the workplace, Jewish businesses were forced to be handed over to non-Jews to run them, Jewish doctors were not allowed to treat non- Jews, and Jewish lawyers were not allowed to practice law.
• Jews also had different identification than non-Jews. There ID cards now had a “J” stamped on them, and Jews with non-Jewish middle names were given a new one.

This is a chart of the Nuremburg Race Laws, but it is in German so I'm not exactly sure what all it says.

 

"The Nuremberg Race Laws." ushmm. 18 Mar 2009 <http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nlaw.htm>.

 

"The Nuremberg Laws." Jewish Virtual Library. 2009. 18 Mar 2009

                <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/nurlaws.html>.

 

"Nuremberg race laws chart." ushmm. 18 Mar 2009

                http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/archive/nuremberg-race-laws-chart/.

 

Anschluss and Appeasement - John Caudle

          The Anschluss and the policy of appeasement dealt with settling the problems and power struggle among European nations.  Germany's anschluss was their union with Austria.  Hitler saw the problems this caused and their was a subsequent conference to stop this union.  Appeasement was first brought about by Chamberlain after seeing that Hitler desired a compromise.  Basically it was the bringing together of European countries trying to balance power and work together after the problems of war.

 

 

German Anschluss

 

 

 

Spanish Civil War - Jordan Hubbard

Yuan Shikai - Dalyn Bellingham 

• Lived from September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916
• Failed the Imperial Examinations twice and decided he'd have to pursue a career in civil services through military service
• Rose to fame as commander of Chinese forces in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War
• Important Chinese General and Politician
• Influential role in the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China
• Ruled as the second President of the Republic of China

Yuan Shikai in a nice hat

"Yuan Shikai." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 9 Mar 2009, 05:14 UTC. 18 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuan_Shikai&oldid=275972299>.

Chinese Communist Party - 

May Fourth Movement -Rebecca Overcash

 

• Known as the “new culture” movement.
• Began in China around 1916.
• Followed the failure of the 1911 Revolution to establish a republican government, and continued into the 1920s.
• The May 4th Movement takes its name from the massive popular protest that took place in China in May 1919, following the announcement of the terms of the Versailles Treaty that concluded WWI.
• According to the treaty, Germany's territorial rights in China were not returned to the Chinese, as had been expected, but were instead given to the Japanese.
• Many people were outraged and coalesced in a new nationalism with repeated cries for a "new culture."
• Led to the reinstating of China to its former international position.
• Many people believed their problems would be solved by adopting Western ways of equality and democracy and to abandon the Confucian.
• Science and democracy then became very important and influential.

 

Protesters at the May Fourth Movement.

 

 

"The May Fourth Movement." Columbia. 19 Mar 2009

                <http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/modern/read2.htm>.

 

 

"May Fourth Movement." britannica. 19 Mar 2009

                <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/370739/May-Fourth-Movement>.

 

 

"May fourth 1919." wikimedia. 3 Aug 2008. 19 Mar 2009

                <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:May_fourth_1919.jpg

 

Chang Kai-shek and the Nanjing Republic – Cameron Tripp

 

·         Chang Kai-shek was the son of a poor salt merchant

·         He worked his way up into Sun Yat-sen’s inner circle

·         He became the leader of the Nationalist Party in China in the 1920’s.

·         He made Nanjing the capital of the Republic of China

·         He hated Communists and wanted to eradicated them from China

·         He ultimately failed to wipe out communism and was defeated and driven from China after WWII

 

"Chiang Kai-shek." Wikipedia. 22 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek.

 

 Chang Kai-Shek became the leader of the Repulblic of China in the mid 1920's.

Mao Zedong and the Long March

- J. Hopkins

 

After consolidating his base of power over the warlords, Chiang Kai-shek began his attempt to eliminate the communists in China as a political threat. The communist party in China was frequently on the move in China to avoid capture. In 1934, Mao Zedong led 90,000 supporters from Juichin to escape the advancing Nationalist Army. Mao led the group to Yenan in rural north China, thus providing the communist party of China with a more secure area of operations. Mao estimated the journey to be some 8,000 miles, although the actual distance has been disputed. Regardless of the distance, Mao’s successful march provided an ample springboard to great popularity, and, ultimately, power.

 

 This picture taken in 1935 shows Mao at the time of his leadership in the Long March.

 

 

"Long March." Wikipedia. 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 23 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_march>.  

 

 

Emperor Taisho and democractic reform in Japan - 

Japanese invasion of Manchuria and China – Cameron Tripp

• In 1931, Japanese troops attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria
• Manchuria was full of natural resources and raw materials that could fuel Japan’s industry
• Japanese forces capture Beijing and Tianjin.
• 300,000 Chinese were mass murdered at the Nanjing Massacre
• Guerilla tactics were used by the resistance fighters, slowing the Japanese takeover
• Japan took heavy casualties from Chinese resistance
• The invasion continued until the end of WWII.

"Second Sino-Japanese War." Wikipedia. 22 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War#Japan.27s_invasion_of_China>.

Kim, Yongju. "Japan invades Manchuria." WebChron. 22 Mar 2009 <http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/china/JapanManchuria.html>. 

A picture of the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria 

 

Emperor Hirohito- Will Boggs

• Emperor Hirohito was the 24th Emperor of Japan and ruled from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989.
• The era that Hirohito ruled during was called the Showa era in Japan. Therefore since he ruled so long during this era upon his death his people named him Emperor Showa.
• At the beginning of this era Japan was a fairly rural country. However under the guidance of Emperor Hirohito the country was able to form a strong military that led to its involvement in World War II. Furthermore during this time Japan became a highly urbanzied democracy and a place for industrial and technology advancement in the world.
• Under the rule of Emperor Hirohito Japan was able to become a world power in many different aspects of civilization.
• Emperor Hirohito was born April 29, 1901 to Emperor Taisho and Empress Teimei.

 

This picture illustrates a young Emperor Hirohito. Under this man's guidance Japan was able to become a world power in the present world.

 

"Hirohito." Wikipedia. 17 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hirohito>.

 

Hideki Tojo – R Stewart

• Born in 1884 and died in 1948
• Served as Japanese Prime Minister in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• Thrived in a military career
• Success of the Japanese military led to the reverence of military leaders in Japan
• Tojo served as Minister of War from 1940 to 1941 before being appointed Prime Minister in October
• The Japanese favored the German and Italian dictators and especially resented Americans whom they considered to be lazy
• Initial success after attacking Pearl Harbor was followed by a series of defeats in the Pacific
• In 1944 Tojo offered his resignation
• In 1948, Tojo was tried and executed as a war criminal

 Hideki Tojo was a decorated military man before he was appointed Prime Minister

 

Trueman, Chris. "Hideki Tojo." History Learning Site. 2009. 18 Mar 2009 <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hideki_tojo.htm>.

 

Rape of Nanking - 

Gandhi and Nonviolent Resistance - John Caudle

 

• Full Name – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• 1869 – 1948
• He was of Hindu faith, but found all religions equal and important
• Had great political and spiritual impacts on the citizens of India
• Involvement in the Indian Independence Movement
• Opposed wrongdoings with civil disobedience
• Non – Violent protesting
• He fought for Indian civil rights
• With his involvement and support for the lower classes he gained a large following and was able to create large impacts on Indian society and others
• Helped the Indian National Congress
• He tried to live an environmentally friendly life (vegetarian) and was very self-sufficient
• Always spoke and backed the truth
• Assassinated by a Hindu radical in 1948

  This image shows and emaciated Gandhi in his later years.

Jayasuriya, Ranga. "Ghandi - The Universal Guru." Online Edition of the Daily News - Features. 02/10/2001. The Daily News. 18 Mar 2009 <http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/10/02/fea03.html>.

 

 

Postrevolutionary Mexico - 

Roosevelt and the New Deal (world connection?) -  Taylor McAlister

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a program that would ease the stress of the Great Depression
• program would create subprograms that would help the US get through the Depression
• • many programs were considered unconstitutional due to the hasty creation of the programs and special rules were overlooked in their creation
  • began with fixing banks by creating stricter rules for issuing money to people and bankwide inspections

• created Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which did everything for the banks
• New Deal created programs that would help the unemployed such as the Civilian Conservation Corps
• New Deal ended in 1939, but it would help to create federal agencies that still exists
• it showed the world that the government can help the people industrially and financially

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the man in the picture, created the New Deal and the subprograms that helped the United States through the Great Depression and created federal agencies that exist today.

"New Deal." Encarta Encyclopedia 2008 19 Mar 2009 <http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564651/New_Deal.html>.

Argentina and the Perons -  K. Martinez

 

-          refers to the presidency and influence exercised by Juan Peron and his wives Eva and Isabel in Argentina

-          Juan Peron was a military general and politician who was elected President three times; Term 1 (1946-1952), Term 2 (1952-1955 – overthrown in military coup), Term 3 (1973-1974 – died in office)

-          The Peron administration was known for its emphasis on social justice, equality, and economic independence for Argentina

-          Juan Peron worked to increase worker’s pay, achieve full employment, stimulate industrial growth, improve the transportation, communication, and energy infrastructures of Argentina

-          Second wife, Eva Peron, was widely popular with the poor – she worked to help the sick, elderly, orphans, and helped bring about women’s suffrage in Argentina until her death from cancer

-          From 1955-1973, Juan Peron lived in exile – first in Venezuela and then later in Spain under friendship with Francisco Franco

-          Juan Peron returned to power in Argentina as President in 1973, but died in office; succeeded by his third wife, Isabel Martinez Peron

Juan Peron waving at the people

"Juan Peron." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 18 Mar 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Per%C3%B3n>.

From last week, but still connected...(don't claim - just review -thanks to those who completed these in Lesson 25)

League of Nations (weaknesses)

Balfour Declaration

Ataturk 

Revolt in Egypt, 1919

Russian Revolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheek, Jerry S.. "The Roaring Twenties." ETTC Kennesaw State University. 01 Aug 2005. Kennesaw State University. 19 Mar 2009 <http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/roaring_twenties.htm>.

Spanish Civil War- Jordan Hubbard

 (1936- 1939) After the Popular Front government won the elections of 1936, a military uprising began in towns throughout Spain. The uprising was led by Nationalists who were supported by the clergy, military, landowners, and the fascist Falange. The ruling republican government and its President Manuel Azana were supported by workers, the educated middle class, anarchists, and communists. Nationalists received aid from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy because they wanted to test their tanks and planes. The republicans or loyalists were aided by the Soviet Union. About 500,000 people died in the war. The Nationalists won and Francisco Franco became the dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975.

"Francisco Franco ." Answers.com . 19 Mar 2009 http://www.answers.com/topic/francisco-franco.

The Nationalists won the Civil War and Francisco Franco became the dictator of Spain.

The Rape of Nanking

Also known as the Nanking Massacre, the Japanese stormed China laying waste to all that stood in its way. Chinese armed forces did not stand a chance, bodies filled the streets. Japanese forces executed countless with no remorse its almost as if it were for fun. So many were in the streets that it became difficult for the Japanese to move through. All types of crimes were committed by the intruders. Over 300,000 were killed, mass genocide.

 

February Revolution and the Provisional Government in Russia -  K.

            Martinez (extra credit)

·                     First of two revolutions in Russia in 1917

·                     This particular revolution led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas II and the fall of the Romanov dynasty

·                     Events that led up to the February Revolution were (1) Russia’s miserable economic state and widespread starvation among the people; (2) Numerous Russian losses during WWI; (3) Anger and resentment against Czar because of his unwillingness to form a new constitutional government; (4) Growth of political opposition parties

·                     Following abdication of Czar, Russian Provisional Government formed under Prince Georgy Lvov, who was then succeeded by Alexander Kerensky in July 1917

·                     The Provisional Government “fell” after second Russian (Bolshevik) revolution of 1917, mainly because so many people wanted Russia to get out of WWI

 Nicholas II in one of his pictures.

 

"February Revolution ." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 22 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Revolution.