History of the Modern World, 10th Edition (Palmer)

Chapter 19: Democracy, Anti-Imperialism, and the Economic Crisis After the First World War

Learning Objectives

The attempts of eastern European countries to modernize themselves.

The challenges of the Versailles treaty, inflation, and the formation of a new government faced by Germany.

The signing of the Locarno treaties, which were intended to further prevent war.

The Young Turks, who founded a Turkish Republic and pressed for reform.

The promotion of independence, self-sufficiency, and tolerance by India's Gandhi and his successor, Nehru.

The tensions between the Nationalists and Communists in China.

Japan's rapid modernization and expansionist ambitions.

The causes of and reactions to the Great Depression.

Modernism and realism, the cultural developments that accompanied the prosperity of the 1920s and the harsh economic conditions of the 1930s.