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media type="custom" key="8998654" width="220" height="220" I consider this part of the world the West because when people talk about world wide..they talk about how the West has grown in idustrization and become its own nation and they referr to the North America as more of the West compared to anywhere else.

**Read p. 673- 678 - and 690 - 695 Outline notes ** __The Roaring Twenties: __ · __Bouncing Back? __  o Massive death toll – 10 million Europeans o Property damage and economic dislocations o Gov’t printed new money instead of raise in taxes (inflations that war caused) – wiped out savings from many groups o Democratic republic in Germany made some positive strides (despite the finical burden of WW1) o ** Cubist movement **: § Led by Pablo Picasso § Rendered familiar objects in geometric shapes o new items were important: § for example: radios o aspects of new culture: § frenzied some parts § disturbed traditionalists o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">key economic § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">agriculture § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">coal mining o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Western Europe didn’t take back exports that had been taken by the US and Japan – W.E also faced extremist politicians · __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Other Industrial Centers __ o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Canada, New Zealand, and Australia gained rewards for their loyal participation in WW1 o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">U.S economic and politics cultural initiatives grew fast during 1920s o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">U.S spread of cultural aspects: ex: Jazz – from African Americans in the South to performances in Europe o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Role of U.S= complex and growing § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">U.S Senate reject to sing the Versailles treaty and enter the League of Nations § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Isolationism for 2 decades o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Japan industrialization § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Agricultural output improved with fertilizers and mechanical equipment § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">But still have cheap exports for the West o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Military leaders resented political controls reducing their budgets § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Trained separately and reported directly to emperor o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Japan = guardian of tradition · __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">New Authoritarianism: The Rise of Fascism __ o ** <span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benito Mussolini **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Formed the fascio di combattimento ( “union for struggle” ) – in Italy § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fascist vaguely advocate corporate state that replaces both capitalism and socialism with a new national unity o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fascism: § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Political philosophy that became predominant in Italy and then Germany during the 1920s and 1930s § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attacks weakness of democracy, corruption of capitalist § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Promised vigorous foreign and military programs § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Undertook state control of economy to reduce social friction o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">