British Empire
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- Created on: 04-05-15 18:01
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- British Empire
- Big powers= divided into two rival alliances
- 1930's- new divisions= forming
- Democracies and Dicatorships
- 1930's- new divisions= forming
- Main features of Democracy:
- Everybody in Britain (over 18) vote and help choose govern't
- Voters have choice b/t several political parties
- Govern't is in power for limited period (5 years). After must be another election
- Everybody (incl'g govern't) must obey law of land
- Freedoms e.g criticise govern't or protest against, belong to trade unions, follow any religion= highly valued and some democracies= protected by law
- USA, Britain, France-> followed system in 1930s. Other countries= rejected it
- Countries abandoned democracy and turned to dictatorship
- Germany & Italy had FASCIST dictatorships
- USSR (prev. Russian empire) = had COMMUNISTdicatorship
- Germany & Italy had FASCIST dictatorships
- Countries abandoned democracy and turned to dictatorship
- USSR
- Vast majority= peasants & v. poor, little industry
- Russia governed by Tsar Nicolas (Emperor)
- Not elected, kept himself in power by harsh laws. Had spies/secret police to discover opponents and get rid of them, sent them to labour camps
- Russia in WW1 made it worse
- 2 mil soldiers= killed, army suffered heavy defeat
- shortage of food= people starving
- 2 mil soldiers= killed, army suffered heavy defeat
- 1917- two revol's, COMMUNISTS led by Lenin to power
- Russia + smaller states= Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
- 1924- Lenin died, replaced by Joseph Stalin
- Russia + smaller states= Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
- Russia governed by Tsar Nicolas (Emperor)
- Communists ran USSR as dictatorship
- No other parties allowed to exist. Opponents= executed, sent to labour camps. Stalin sent 8mil, many died
- No one allowed to have open religious beliefs. Pictures/statues of Stalin, people had to obey/worshiphim
- industry taken over by STATE, grew quickly in 1920s/1930s.Communists improved state educ'n & healthcare for ordinary SOVIET people.
- Peasants not allowed to own farms. Worked w/ others in collective farms owned by state.
- if objected-> executed or sent to farm in remote northern regions
- well-off peasants= kulaks, killed in 1000's. 1932-33= terrible famine, killed 5mil peasants
- if objected-> executed or sent to farm in remote northern regions
- Vast majority= peasants & v. poor, little industry
- ITALY
- Although Italy was on winning side in WW1, may soldiers killed & gained little from Treaty of Versailles= felt cheated
- 1919- suffering unempl't & high food prices-> people hungry
- strikes & demos, rich people worried about Communist rev
- supported Mussolini, leader of FASCIST party
- followers beat up communists and opponents
- if in charge, would bring back strong govern't
- followers beat up communists and opponents
- supported Mussolini, leader of FASCIST party
- strikes & demos, rich people worried about Communist rev
- 1922- 1000's of M's followers announced march in Rome.
- king feared street battles & chaos, make M PM, M took over= soon a dictator
- opponent's of fascists= beaten up/imprisoned, other political parties abolished
- workers not allowed to go on strike
- M made Roman Catholicism official religion of Italy, gained support of Pope
- made great improvements in economy: built roads, developed farming & industry, built huge dams to prov' elec
- M made Roman Catholicism official religion of Italy, gained support of Pope
- workers not allowed to go on strike
- opponent's of fascists= beaten up/imprisoned, other political parties abolished
- king feared street battles & chaos, make M PM, M took over= soon a dictator
- Big powers= divided into two rival alliances
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