UNIT 7: THE INTER-WAR YEARS
THE ECONOMY IN THE INTER-WAR YEARS
Post-war crisis
Recovery in the 1920
The wall street crush of 1929
The great depression of the 1930s
Agricultural overproduction
Hyperinflation
A shortage of production
High levels of debt
United States applied the Dawes Plan in Germany
Roaring twenties
Speculation on the stock market and excesive bank credit
Industrial overproduction
Wages fell and unemployment increased
World´s economy was affected
Companies closed
Decrease in the standard of living
THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY
European democracies
Democracy in the United States
In France
In Great Britain
In Germany
The Republican Party: right-wing
The Democratic Party: left-wing
SPAIN : DICTATORSHIP AND DEMOCRACY
AUTHORITARIANISM AND TOTALARIANISM
Italian Fascism
Nazi Germany
The USSR: Stalinism
Totalitarian government by Joseph Stanlin
Authoritarian government by Benito Mussolini
System of dictatorship by Adolf Hitler
Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera
Foreign Policy. definitive victory in the war in Morocco
Economy: large public works and state monopolies were set up
Domestic Policy: Patriotic Union; official party
The Second Spanish Republic
The Popular Front (1936)
The centre-right biennium (1933-1936)
The left-wing or reformist biennium (1931-1933)
The Spanish Civil War
The development of the war
Consequences
Reasons for the outbreak
to end public disorder
to end left-wing government reforms
to re-establish the political and social order
March to Madrid
Northern campaign
The battle of the Ebro
The end of the war
Economic: losses were high
Demographic: population reduced drastically due to the war
Political: an authoritarian regime was set up
Cultural: ideological repression was implemented