Outline of the Interwar Period in American History |
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I. Introduction to the Interwar Period A. Definition and timeline B. Context: aftermath of World War I II. The Treaty of Versailles A. Terms and impact on Germany B. League of Nations and U.S. rejection III. The Roaring Twenties A. Economic prosperity B. Social and cultural changes (e.g., the Jazz Age) C. Prohibition and organized crime IV. The Great Depression A. Causes and stock market crash B. Hoover's response C. The Dust Bowl V. The New Deal A. FDR's election and policies B. Alphabet agencies and relief programs C. Legacy of the New Deal VI. Rise of Totalitarianism A. Fascism in Italy B. Nazism in Germany C. Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union VII. The Interwar Period in Asia A. Japanese expansionism B. Chinese Civil War C. Manchuria and the League of Nations VIII. U.S. Foreign Policy A. Isolationism and the Kellogg-Briand Pact B. Impact of the Good Neighbor Policy C. Lend-Lease Act and the road to World War II IX. Art and Culture A. Literature and the Lost Generation B. Art movements (e.g., Surrealism) C. The impact of technology (e.g., radio and film) X. The Road to World War II A. Anschluss and the Sudetenland B. Munich Agreement C. Outbreak of World War II XI. The Legacy of the Interwar Period A. Shaping the modern world B. The United Nations |
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