AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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World War II
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Great Depression
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Roaring Twenties
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World War I
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Detailed explanation-1: -The economic troubles of the 1930s were worldwide in scope and effect. Economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world. Political chaos, in turn, gave rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler’s in Germany and the military’s in Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the suggested causes of the Great Depression are: the stock market crash of 1929; the collapse of world trade due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff; government policies; bank failures and panics; and the collapse of the money supply.
Detailed explanation-3: -The stock market crash of October 1929 led directly to the Great Depression in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although there were national variations, no part of Europe was left untouched by the Great Depression. In the worst affected countries – Poland, Germany and Austria – one in five of the population was unemployed, and industrial output fell by over 40 per cent. Levels of trade between countries also collapsed.