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Topic 4: The World between Wars - Coggle Diagram
Topic 4: The World between Wars
Nations and Colonies
Exploitation of their colonial empires by the Europeans
Consequently, they laid the groundwork for a new perverse conflict
Conflicts with ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities continued in the old states.
Growing conflicts
In 1912, China proclaimed itself a Republic, but internal conflicts continued.
The Japanese organized a so-called national movement and proclaimed the State of Manchuria.
Throughout Europe, nationalism proliferated and won in some countries
The Nazi Germany
German political parties denounced the Treaty of Versailles as an instrument for the destruction of Germany.
Led by Adolf Hitler, it sought to make the Aryan race superior and destined to rule the world.
In 1919 the republican regime was adopted in the "Weimar Constitution".
Hitler came to power and imposed a totalitarian regime.
Triumph of facism
The regime was repressive and authoritarian.
In 1935, Mussolini invaded Ethiopia and made it part of his new empire.
The monarchy in Portugal was overthrown and the dictator Oliveira Salazar came to power
An "Axis" of Nazi-fascist oriented countries was consolidated around the world
The Amercan rise and The Crisis
Many countries were affected, among them Germany and Austria, which depended on credit
In the United States, was President Franklin Roosevelt, who raised the "New Deal".
In 1929, stock exchange of New York broke and was the beginning of the Great Depression Crisis