1.4 Europe after the First World War

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Chapter 1
1.4 Europe after the First World War

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At the end of this lesson....
  • You can explain why the Weimar Republic had major political and economic problems.

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Planning
  • CLIL activity (+- 10 minutes)
  • Explanation (+- 20 minutes)
  • Podcast (+- 15 minutes)

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CLIL activity
You're going to see three pictures that depict something from the previous lessons. Make a correct English sentence about this picture. Use the help words underneath.

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Warfare, trench

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Warfare, trench

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Franz Ferdinand, WW1

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Women's rights

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See this icon?
Copy the slide in your notebook!

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Mutiny
  • The Germans's weapons and food supply was wearing thin.
  • The soldiers started a mutiny against their generals. 
  • the commanders had no choice but to tell the emperor they had to give up.
  • Wilhelm II resigned and fled to the Netherlands.

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Treaty of Versailles (1)

  • Germany has to give up a lot of territory (approximately 10%)

  • Germany has to hand over their colonies.

  • Germany may not have an army larger that a 100.000 men.

  • Germany has to make reperations.

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Treaty of Versailles (2)

  • Germany is not allowed to have great warrships. 

  • Germany may not have an airforce anymore.

  • The border between Germany and France will be demilitarised.

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Treaty?! Diktat!




In Germany there is great dissatisfaction. They rather speak of the Diktat of Versailles. 

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Republic
  • After Wilhelm II fled to the Netherlands, the German liberal and socialist parties decided to turn Germany into a democratic republic.
  • Other parties didn't agree with this and riots broke out as soon as the truce was signed in 1918.

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Nevertheless... Germany becomes a republic (The Republic of Weimar)

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Stabbed in the back
  • Far-right parties, nationalists and veterans were unhappy. They felt betrayed, because of the truce.
  •  Those in command of the army had asked for the truce, but this was kept a secret.
  • The Stab-in-the-back-myth was born. 

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Hit hard
  • Germany was hit hard by the war and the Treaty of Versailles made things worse.
  • Germany  had to make reperations even though their economy was in a terrible state.
  • When Germany was unable to pay France occupies the Rhur. They take everything they can find in the factories.

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The German workers in the Rhineland go on strike
The German government supports them and decides to keep paying their wages.
Extra money is printed
Money loses its worth
Germany suffers hyperinflation

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Why was the Weimar Republic not powerful?

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Podcast!

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Chapter 1
1.4 Europe after the First World War

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At the end of this lesson....
  • You can describe how fascism rose in Italy.
  • You can explain why the Netherlands had a policy of neutrality at the start of the twentieth century.

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Planning
  • What do you remember (+- 10 min)
  • Explanation (+- 20 min)
  • Podcast (+- 15 min) 

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De Weimar Republiek
Loan
Dawesplan 1924

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De Weimar Republiek
Loan
Dawesplan
Reperations

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De Weimar Republiek
Loan 
Dawesplan
Reperations
Pay off loans

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Italy
  • Many uprisings had broken out and the economic situation was very bad.
  • Italians wanted a strong leader who would fix things
  • Benito Mussolini

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Fascism
 Nationalism: The state is the most important thing. Everyone must make efforts for their country.
Militarism: War is something beautiful, letting any country show how powerful it is.
Rejection of democracyInstead, there should be one leader who knows what the people want and who decides what will happen.
Rejection of personal freedoms: Those were seen as less important than national unity and obedience to the leader.
Ideology: Political doctrine: a linked set of ideas about what society should look like in economic, politico-administrative, social and sometimes even cultural terms.

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End of all parties except the Fascist Party
No more parliamentary elections in Italy

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Read in your book:
''The Netherlands''





Once your done, close your book and answer the question on the next slides
timer
5:00

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Name two reasons why the Dutch policy of neutrality was a success.

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Podcast!
Deadline: next friday

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