HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture Empire and the Great War- The Race for Empire- U.S. ResponseThe Great War and Aftermath- Preparation and the American Contribution- “Democracy” at HomeOutline of Current Lecture The Great War and Aftermath- The Continuing Crisis in Europe: The Versailles Conferenceo Bolshevismo Germany: Reparations or Reintegration - Setting the Stage for WWIIo The Fight for the League of Nations, Abroad and at HomeDisillusionment and The Red Scare- Questions and Lamentations- Reds- Containing LaborThe 1920s: Culture, Capitalism, and Crash!- The New Corporate State- Herbert Hoover and Trade Associations- Consumer Culture/ Loans and Advertisingo Buying Fun and Economic GrowthCurrent LectureThe Great War and AftermathThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.I. The Continuing Crisis in Europe: The Versailles Conferencea. Decisions of Versailles leads to disastrous resultsb. Bolsheviks - threat to the west, could not attend conferencec. Wilson wants to use Versailles to attempt to create new conditions so wars like WWI don’t happen again (“collective security”)d. Germany: Reparations or Reintegration - Setting the Stage for WWIIi. Create “war-guilt clause” - Germany is responsible for all war damages.ii. Germany loses most of their military establishments.iii. British and French came up with $33,000,000,000 as requirement for reparation.iv. Alternative idea for Germany by Wilson - Reintegration - Bring Germany back to Europe. 1. Why? So Germany can fix itself so that it can produce goods so that it can trade. This can increase foreign commerce.v. Keynes - head of commission that was supposed to determine reparations. Keynes asked for $6,000,000,000 maximum.vi. Reason for WWII - failure to address problems caused by WWI from Versailles decisionII. The Fight for the League of Nations, Abroad and at Homea. Wilson wanted LON to make peace and order in countries.b. US rejected the idea of “collective security” and LON because there can be no collective response.Disillusionment and The Red ScareI. Questions and LamentationsII. Reds a. Red Scare - fear of communism in the USb. Government decides to go after communists, made hysteria within nationc. People look to the government for help, have more trust for governmentd. Edwards SnowdenIII. Containing LaborThe 1920s: Culture, Capitalism, and Crash!I. The New Corporate State - US ends WWI as creditor nationII. Herbert Hoover and Trade Associations - group of companies who are involved in a business make policies for a particular industryIII. Consumer Culture/ Loans and Advertisinga. Technology changed much of US life, meaning economy is growingb. Advertising changes US social views and beliefsc. Buying Fun and Economic
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