World War I DBQ

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The years following World War I are known as the Age of Anxiety as it seems that things could shift unexpectedly, politically, or economically. World War I demonstrated that mankind could be divided so horrendously, resulting in the deaths of tens of millions of people. As a result of World War I, global politics and economy became unstable and cultures began to shift in a new direction, a new modern way, ultimately showing that the Second World War was inevitable. The political and economic state of the world was very rocky following World War I. After the defeat of the Triple Alliance, Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles which stated that Germany was to take full blame for the war as well as repay twenty trillion gold marks as repercussions. Document 4 - "The 'Standard' of the 'Standard' of the 'Standard' of the 'Standard' of the 'Standard' of …show more content…

To them, they lost everything and were now forced to sink more into debt to repay their debts. In Germany, they were in a state of political uncertainty as the population did not want a government that led them to defeat. Also, the citizens were facing economic struggles due to the Treaty of Versailles because they were forced to keep printing money, resulting in hyperinflation. However, the whole world would soon face financial struggles after the stock market crash in 1929. This led to a period known as the Great Depression that sent the entire world into a state of economic uneasiness as factories were forced to shut down, resulting in the loss of jobs, which in turn led to people going hungry. Additionally, figures such as Benito Mussolini capitalized on the political

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