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Reconstruction of Europe 1919-1929 - Coggle Diagram
Reconstruction of Europe 1919-1929
Great War and its Legacy
Prolonged conflict - characterised industrial warfare
Blurred boundaries between battlefront and home front
First Total War
Not just at battle front
War economy
Refugees
Total war impact on civilians
Millions of people on the move during and after war
Social and Political instability
Russian Revolution
German Revolution
Epidemics
Post War Order
Map of Europe
Many empire fell, new countries formed, countries lost territory
Issue of national minorities
Polish Minorities in Germany
German minorities in Poland
Drawing new boundaries caused new issues
Peace Treaties
Paris Peace Conference
Charged with creating post war order: peace terms, border issues etc
Divisions between allies about peace conditions for Germany
League of Nations
Practical support in a lot of issues
League assembly meets once a year
Was actually limited in resources and powers
Germany
Germany pay for reparations
After 1919 - Germany obliged to a provision payment of 20 million gold marks
Turmoil
Crisis in new order
French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr in Jan 1923
Hyperinflation
Social and Political conflict
1923 - Hitler tries to lead a coup against Government
Dawes plan 1924 - allies think of a new way Germany can pay them back