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prologue A, Prologue B, Chapter 1 - Coggle Diagram
prologue A
WW1
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German was industrialized to the brim; competing in electric, chem. energy, agriculture, iron, coal, and textiles
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Enlistment rates at American entrance into the war were abysmal and forced the government to enact a draft; only 73k men in the first 6 weeks
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espionage Act and Sedition act both enabled because of wartime frenzy even though they went against core american values
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Paris Peace Conference
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Wilson announces Fourteen Points; free trade, free seas, open diplomacy, etc.
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Empire or not?
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Many European nations continue with massive plans of Imperialisms (90% of Africa, claims in Asia, etc.)
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USS Maine taken down
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blames the Maine on Spain, gives them right to take Cuba
Cuba invaded, American investors and companies pile on new land
Russian Revolution
Karl Marx and Marxism
Bolshiveks were very influenced by Marxist ideas (they eventually evolved this to become capitalism)
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Prologue B
Roosevelt
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PWA, NRA, Glass-Steagall banking act
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Great Depression
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homeless population skyrockets; creation of "shantytowns" made with whatever could be found provided some shelter for the homeless
In light of unemployment, many attempted to turn to the Russians for new economic opportunitites
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Prohibition
backed by women's temperance movements, protestant movements, KKK, etc.
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expressionism in writing
new forms coming from E. E cummings, John Dos Passos, T.S Elliot, Earnest Hemingway, etc.
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Chapter 1
Hitler
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Established tripartie pact with Germany, Japan, and Italy
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Created Blitzkrieg; insanely fast war tactic that caught opponents off guard and allowed Hitler to take over massive swathes of land in mere weeks
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Stalin
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Russian partisans helped to stop German communications, supply lines, etc. and slowed the Germans critically
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Soviets won a critical battle at Stalingrad and eventually pushed the Germans back; bloodest battle in history, Soviets lost 0.5 million and Germans lost 200k or more
Japanese invade china
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
US declares war on Japan, Hitler declares war on US
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Churchill
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wanting to secure north africa, oil reserves in Middle east, etc.
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