to divide large portions of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East between themselves. After the war, the “mandate system” gave Great Britain and France control over the lands that became Iraq, Transjordan, and Palestine (British controlled) and Syria and Lebanon (French controlled). The division of the Ottoman Empire through the mandate system planted the seeds for future conflicts in the Middle East. WHII.11 The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural developments during the Interwar Period by b) citing causes and assessing the impact of worldwide depression in the 1930s; VDOE Essential VDOE Essential VDOE Essential Understandings Questions Knowledge A period of uneven prosperity in Why did the world experience Causes of worldwide depression the decade following World War I depression in the 1930s? German reparations (the 1920s) was followed by Expansion of production capacities and dominance of worldwide depression in the What political changes resulted the United States in the global economy 1930s. Depression weakened from the worldwide depression? High protective tariffs Western democracies, making it Excessive expansion of credit difficult for them to challenge the Stock Market Crash of 1929 threat of totalitarianism. Impact of worldwide depression High unemployment in industrial countries Bank failures and collapse of credit Collapse of prices in world trade Nazi Party’s growing importance in Germany; Nazi Party’s blame of European Jews for economic collapse WHII.11 The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural developments during the Interwar Period by c) examining events related to the rise, aggression, and human costs of dictatorial regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and identifying their major leaders, i.e., Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hirohito, and Hideki Tojo.
to divide large portions of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East between themselves. After the war, the “mandate system” gave Great Britain and France control over the lands that became Iraq, Transjordan, and Palestine (British controlled) and Syria and Lebanon (French controlled). The division of the Ottoman Empire through the mandate system planted the seeds for future conflicts in the Middle East. WHII.11 The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural developments during the Interwar Period by b) citing causes and assessing the impact of worldwide depression in the 1930s; VDOE Essential Understandings VDOE Essential Questions VDOE Essential Knowledge A period of uneven prosperity in the decade following World War I (the 1920s) was followed by worldwide depression in the 1930s. Depression weakened Western democracies, making it difficult for them to challenge the threat of totalitarianism. Why did the world experience depression in the 1930s? What political changes resulted from the worldwide depression? Causes of worldwide depression German reparations Expansion of production capacities and dominance of the United States in the global economy High protective tariffs Excessive expansion of credit Stock Market Crash of 1929 Impact of worldwide depression High unemployment in industrial countries Bank failures and collapse of credit Collapse of prices in world trade Nazi Party’s growing importance in Germany; Nazi Party’s blame of European Jews for economic collapse WHII.11 The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural developments during the Interwar Period by c) examining events related to the rise, aggression, and human costs of dictatorial regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and identifying their major leaders, i.e., Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hirohito, and Hideki Tojo.
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