* Events that led to Cold War. * Impacts of WWI. * Impacts of Cold War. * Treaty of Versailles and its impact on Germany. * Causes of Korean War. * Consequence of Cold War * Cold War bringing Korean War

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1918-1945

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Understand how the United States and the USSR
emerged as the two dominant world powers
following the end of World War II.
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3. * What was World War I about?
* Who was involved in World War I?
* Why there was so much of conflict existing in
the World?
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4. *After a bitter and long four year
struggle, World War I ends on
November 11, 1918
*The Allied powers (Britain, France,
US, and Japan) emerge victorious,
while Germany and its allies (Austria-
Hungary and the Ottoman Empire)
were defeated
*What country is not mentioned here?
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5. * How did Russia feel going into the war?
* Why did people revolt in Russia?
* What is the impact of Revolution?
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6. * In Russia, the Czar was overthrown by the
Communists in October 1917
* The world’s first communist nation—the USSR is
created
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
* One of the initial goals of this new nation was
to spread communism worldwide. (for what?)
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8. * What are some important things to note about
Stalin?
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The aftermath of WWI
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10. * 9 million men dead
* 21 million men wounded
* “Lost Generation”
* Economically devastating and costly
* disillusionment
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11. * After the end of World War I, the world’s
leading powers meet at the Paris Peace
Conference to determine the fate of Germany,
Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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12. * David Lloyd George of
Great Britain
* George Clemenceau of
France
* Woodrow Wilson of the
US
* Germany not represented
* Russia not represented
WHY ?
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14. * Limits are set on the size of the German Army
* German must bare the sole responsibility for the war (War Guilt
Clause)
* Germany loses territory (Alsace-Lorraine given back to France)
* Germany forced to pay war reparations
* Creation of a League of Nations
* Watch the Video: Punishing Germany. Do you think clauses
mentioned in Treaty of Versailles were logical and appropriate
enough for the self-respect & dignity of a country?
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*Geopolitical Re-arrangement*
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17. * What are reparations?
* What could be the impact of reparations on
Germany? - Economy ? Sentiments ? Image?
* Based on the Video: Punishing Germany, comment:
how much was the reparation cost imposed on
Germany?
Was Germany in a position to pay that amount to
the Winning countries?
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18. *The US had entered the war late—only in 1917
(Why it entered late into the war?)
*According to US President Woodrow Wilson, the
US had no territorial ambitions; rather, it was the
goal of the US to “make the world safe for
democracy.”
*However, during the Paris Peace Conference, the
US saw that the major European powers had no
real desire to change
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19. *Unlike Wilson’s idea of “Peace without
Victory” other European powers wanted
to strip Germany of all its power.
*Why???
*US response:
*Policy of Isolation (similar to the Soviets)
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21. * Korea actually sends a delegation to the Paris Peace
Conference to plea for its independence
* However, this request is rejected
* Why do you think that this was the case?
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22. * What kind of impact will the Treaty of
Versailles have on Germany? Why?
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24. * What did the world look like after the end of
WWI?
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25. * During the 1930s, a worldwide economic
depression hits
* In many nations, economies collapse and
millions of people lose their jobs
* This situation contributes to the collapse of
democracy in Germany and the rise of Adolph
Hitler
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26. * What led to rise of Hitler in the country?
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27. * German Monarch: Kaiser Wilhelm didn’t care
about people, country & economy, and kept
the country engaged in war. People lost faith
in their Monarch.
* When Germany lost in WWI, Kaiser Wilhelm was
brought down.
* New Government System was implemented in
the country. What was it called?
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Fall of Monarchy……….
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28. * TheNew Democratic Government right after
WWI was known as Weimer Republic.
* This
government was not able to manage the
country. Country ran into Economic
depression: Inflation. People didn’t have
money, job and any means of livelihood.
* They lost faith in Democratic government too.
* This led to the rise of a new leader ?? And a
new political system in the country.
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* Fall of Democracy………….& Rise of Dictatorship
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29. Nazism
(Germany)
Fascism
(Italy)
Nationalism
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30. Impressive
Video 1 Video 2 speeches.
How he initially rose
to power?
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31. * Revives German economy
* Promotes Anti-Semitism (anti-Jewish feelings);
blames the Jews for all of Germany’s problems
* Promotes the expansion of Germany’s territory
* Revise the Treaty of Versailles (did exactly
what was mentioned in the treaty)
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33. Germany right after
Treaty of Versailles
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34. Germany under Nazism
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35. German territorial
expansion started with
Nazism
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36. WWII Started:
Aggressive Germany
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37. WWII: Germany
taking over other
countries 1
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38. WWII: Germany
taking over other
countries 2
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39. WWII: Germany
taking over other
countries 3
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40. WWII: Allied Powers
gaining areas in
African areas
(bottom part of the
map
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48. * Germany’s desire for more and more territory
leads to the outbreak of WWII in 1939
* As in WWI, France and Britain are Germany’s
opponents
* Germany’s allies are Japan and Italy
* Russia also allies itself with Germany
* The United States remains neutral
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52. *In 1945, Germany and Japan are
defeated
*At the end of World War II, the United
States and the USSR emerge as the
world’s two strongest nations
*They become known as Superpowers
*Both try to spread their ideas and values
to other nations
*Both try to gain world domination
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53. * What was their relationship like during WWII?
* Common goals?
* How may their relationship change after WWII?
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57. * USSR explodes an atom
bomb
* Communist take over
in China
* How would this impact
the US?
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58. WWII sets the stage for the Cold War, the struggle between
communism and capitalism for world domination
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