Chapter 20: Collapse at the Center: World War, Depression, and the Rebalancing of Global Power, 1914–1970s

• Question: Should non-western peoples emulate western ways?
• WWI &WWII
• Why accident waiting to happen?
1. system of alliances 
2. colonial powers brought colonies in
3. industrial weapons development
• trench warfare
• machine guns
• airplanes
• Depression
• Authoritarianism 
• Holocaust/Hitler
• system of alliances------political failure
• industrial impacts
• hiroshima/Nag
• population
• rising
• rate of growth rising
• sectus/religions
• scarce resources 
• where to put them?
• societies that are wealthy have fewer children
• Between WWI & II
• rise of authoritarianism govt/leaders
• Germans
• economy was poor
• blamed for WWI
• Hitler brought
• scapegoat for downfall of economy
• charismatic
• Holocaust
• manipulated
1. propoganda 
2. withheld info
3. death chambers
• showers
• zyklon b
• gas vans
• Depression
• greed
• uncontrolled market
• capitalism must be regulated
• Facism
1. Form of govt/leadership
2. 20th cent, ex:Hilter, Mussolini 
3. Authoritarianism
• single party
• dictator 
4. nationalism
• Why concerned?
1. anti-democratic
2. destroys govt institutions
3. usually involves dangerous scapegoating
• 3 ways fascist consolidate power?
1. blame
2. fear
3. eliminating opposing parties