History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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The Great Depression was a very low point in economics which occurred from 1929 to 1939. According to History.com this event has been labeled the longest downturn in the history of the industrialized western world‚ which in total is 10 years. The Great Depression started with the stock market crash of October 1929. This was one of the most destructive stock market crashes‚ the market lost about 30 billion dollars in two days (Corwin). This economic crash must have shocked and devastated so many people
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“The Great Depression” Thesis Statement: “The Depression reached into every area of economic life‚ and thus into every area of social life as well.” I. There were different factors that lead to the Great Depression. A. Construction and automobile industries began to decline due to lack of diversification. B. Supply was greater than consumer demands. C. Crop prices were low‚ so farmers could pay off their debts. D. International trade began to decline. E. The international
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Bank‚ Istanbul. WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? INTRODUCTION The economic and political instability of the interwar period and the rise of authoritarian regimes are often seen as extensions of World War I and the Great Depression. The League of Nations‚ in turn‚ is usually seen as an organization that failed to act adequately during the various political crises of the period‚ beginning with the Japanese aggression in Manchuria. But‚ I would argue that its failure has to be seen in the larger
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What caused the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash reflected an economic weakness that proved to be fatal : over confidence in the stock market . Americans found the stock market an avenue for productive investment because of the rapid growth in the stock market . In the belief that the value of stocks will continue to rise ‚ and they can earn a profit from it ‚ even the less fortunate gambled on the stock market . Investors paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest ‚ gambling
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https://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-285193 African Americans African American life during the Great Depression and the New Deal Workers‚ many of them migrants‚ grading beans at a canning plant in Florida in 1937. The economic … Library of Congress‚ Washington‚ D.C.‚ Arthur Rothstein (neg. no. LC-USF34-005788-D) The Great Depression of the 1930s worsened the already bleak economic situation of African Americans. They were the first to be laid off from their jobs‚ and they suffered from
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The Great Depression was known for the worst economic collapse in U.S history. The great depression mostly affected the poor and middle class people. Innumerous of Americans lost their savings when the bank collapsed in the 1930’s.This left many deprived from their homes since they could not met rent or mortgage. There are many causes to the Great depression then just the stock market crash. Many blamed President Hoover and the stocked market but I believe the great depression would still be inevitable
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Great Depression within the Context of Stability and Role of IMF 1. Introduction: Rising Waves of Globalization and Economic Crises Globalization is a multidimensional process. Relatively speaking‚ economic globalization is the integration of national economies into the international economy in order to constitute a unique global market. In this thesis‚ the role of WTO in the economic globalization process after 1950 and its place in contemporary economic system are studied. GATT‚ having an institutional
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To what extent was the rise to power of the Nazis due to the Wall Street Crash? Historian Carr writes "It is inconceivable that Hitler could have come into power had not the Weimar Republic being subject to the unprecedented strain of a world crisis"‚ thus he thinks that the Wall Street Crash was the cause of problems in Weimar leading to the rise of the Nazis. In 1933 the Nazi party took control of Germany‚ installing Hitler as chancellor. Evidence would suggest that the Wall Street Crash was a
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In fact‚ they even said that World War I was “the war to end all wars.” They wanted to bring peace throughout the nations‚ something that would ensure that they would never have reason to fight again‚ at least not nearly as bad as the Great War had been. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong supporter of a peace between all continents‚ even constructing a 14 Point Plan that would focus on bringing peace to the world. As a result‚ when the League of Nations came into being‚ he fully supported the Treaty
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