The+West

The West

media type="custom" key="8997796" - i consider this "the west" because throughout history when the actual western hemisphere wasn;t technically founded Europe would be the closet thing the rest of the world had to a west.

Main Idea: In the West, consumerism gave women new roles in life. Both Japan and the US suffered from political tensions and an increase in economic gains.in eastern Europe new authoritarian movements surfaced. Main Idea:The Great Depression revolved mostly around the West. their response to it though varied never succeeded in ending the crisis Main Idea: Both European fascisma and German Nazism expanded. New authoritarian regimes gained ground in Latin America.
 * The Roaring Twenties**
 * Post War, Western Europe dealt with death, raised taxes, and property damages however positive benefits were seen post war. the cubist movement, new culture and new mass comsumption items.
 * The United States economic and popular cultural intitatives advanced rapidly during the 1920s.the discovery of technology like the the assembly line and piping music allowed corporations to expand and music to spread globally. however the United States isolated themselves from world affairs after communist scares. Japan on the underhand opened themselves up globally. agricultural output improved with greater use of fertilizers and mechanical equipment.
 * explicit hostility to liberal and democratic politcal systems emerged first on the fringes of western Europe. Fascism took root in the 19th century beginning with Italy. nationalist resented the fact that Italy had gained little new territroy in WWI --> labor unrest --> Mussolini control in 1922.
 * in eastern europe authoritarian movements were seen as well however they were not excluseively fasicst. authoritartian came from either dictatorship or monarchs seizure of new power.
 * The Global Great Depression**
 * Causes--> overproduction of food resulting in low prices ---> post war inflation---> protectionalism and everybody looking out for themselves
 * when the stock market crash occured in the 1926a financial crisis insued dragging their depositiors along with them. in europe many commerical enterprises existed on the basis not on real production power but on speculation. with investments receding, industrial production quickly began to fall -->decrease in employment + lower wages--> sucidies, harships and tensions.
 * in Western Europe changes were made. national tariffs went up. though the intention was good it only worsened the international economy. most governments tried to cut spending and people sought solutions from radical parties or movements --> increase support for communist parties.
 * in the united states tried its own hand at dealing with the depression. new deal policies gave more direct aid to the Americans at risk as well as undertook economic planning and stimulus for both industry and agriculture. it also installed new regulations on banking.
 * The Authoritarian Response**
 * fascism in Germany came from war. Hitler, the spokesman ifor the Nationalist Socialist, quickkly gained power with promises of a glorious foreign policy, a revival of the guilds, and first stance against socialism and communism. when the totalitarian state was actually estbalished Hitler took direct control over virtually all activies of its subjects.

World War II - NOTES ARE WRITTEN. WILL BE UP SOON >

Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War

 * **What were the major effects of decolonization post WWII on Europe?**
 * European nations like Britian decided to cut their losses because maintaining colonies came at a great cost
 * Europe retained cultural relations as wekk as provide military help
 * Europe's power in the world was reduced
 * minorities of former settlers and officals became embittered even though they werent a great political force.
 * **How did the Cold War divide Europe? What were the implications of this division?**
 * **eastern bloc** - Soviet regimes in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary (which reversed the Treaty of Versailles)
 * **Iron curtain** - US regimes in Iran, Turkey & Greece
 * **Marshall Plan** - US use of economic dominance to divide France and Italy
 * **Germany** - divided by the United States, Britian, France and the Soviet Union
 * the implications of this division was that the treaty of Versailles from World War I was reversed and two rival military emerged, NATO (US, Western European power, & Canada) against the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union & eastern Europe). it also brought new influences from the United States to foreign policy. also the Soviety Union was able to fund communist movements in France and Italy
 * **Why did European governments move towards Liberal Democracies?**
 * European governments moved toward Liberal Democracies because fascism as well as other rightist movements were discredited during the World War. This led to European governments like Western Germany to outlaw any extreme political movements.
 * **What was the welfare state? Why did they develop? what were the issues?**
 * the Welfare state was a activism movement in western European state which centered on economic policies & welfare issues after the time of World War II. it was developed during wartime planning and it helped introduce programs to reduce the impact of economic inequality which included medical programs, unemployment insurance and economic planning. it rewarded the loyalty of the lower class as well. the only issues with these plans were the fact that they were extremely expensive which enlargened the government bureaucracies and a new group of bureaucrats called **technocrats** emerged.
 * **Trace growing diplomatic relationships within Europe**
 * France + Germany = setting up a new Europe
 * Low Countries + Italy = diplomatic relationship
 * Western Germany + France + Italy + Belligum + Luxembourg + The Netherlands = European Union (created a single economic enitity across national political boundaries)
 * France + Germany = quarrel over agricultural policy
 * Britian + Ireland + Denamark + Greece + Spain + Portugal + Austria + Sweden + Finalnd = New Members of European Union
 * **Outline economic development in Europe**
 * by the mid 1950s agricultural production + productivity increased due to nwe equipment & seeds. this meant that food needs were met and there was some left over for export. this increase of food production meant a decreased in agricultural labor force.
 * retooled industries increased production of textiles and metallurigical products and as a result automobilies and appliances supported rapidly growing factories.
 * as factory workers decreased there was an increased in workers in the service sectors. (teachers, bankers, clerks)
 * with the help of adverstising consumer goods became to increase in earnest.
 * by the 1990s new unemployment problems led to economic inequality.
 * **Outline the post war development of the non-European West (Excluding the United States)**
 * **Canada -** took measures to exlude United States pentration. growing problems were seen as French Canadians in Quebec for regional autonomy and national indpendence. Separatist tensions emerged as well as an Canadian constitution in 1982
 * **Australia & New Zealand -** joined forces with the United States to prevent potential communist aggression. economic exports were directed toward other Pacific nations.
 * **Explain the growing role of the United States in world affairs**
 * As Britian crumpled from the pressure of maintaining control over the West the United States stepped up to the plate when it came to world affairs. in 1947 the US established the CIA and the Department of Defense to organize a worldwide information gathering and espionage network. during the late 1950s the Untited States created a policy of containment for the Soviet Union with alliances through NATO. miiltary spending played a role in the United States role in world affairs. expanded budgement meant more money to spend on wars like the Vietnam war.