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How did the Great Depression Cause World War II?

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Copenhagen International School. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. <http://www.cis-edu.dk/file.cfm?resourceid=5710>.

EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com/hrc/detail?vid=5>.

"Dust Bowl." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl>.

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Conclusion

  • Not direct, played supplementary

role in WWII beginning

  • Led to poverty in Germany and dissent by

by German people against US, Britain and France

  • Many germans lived below poverty, hated

the rest of the world for this

  • Allowed Hitler to rise into power

  • Hitler invaded Europe to rebuild Germany

  • Japan invaded Pacific nations to gain resources

and supplies

The Great Depression

  • Severe economic depression

  • Began around 1929, ended around 1930-1940.

  • Most widespread, longest and deepest depression of

the 20th century.

World War II

By Amelia Jeffery, Sara Friis Elsass, Duc Bui and Alon Cohen

  • Global conflict lasting from 1939-1945

  • Involved most of the world's nations

  • Began with invasion of Poland by Germany

  • Subsequently leading to declarations of war

on Germany by France and British Empire.

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Who was affected?

  • Europe was especially affected

  • Many countries had not recovered from aftermath of
  • World War 1

  • Economic disaster and social dislocation contributed to Adolf Hitler and other dictators's rise

  • 16 million unemployed people

  • 9,000 + banks failed throughout the 1930s.

  • Birthrate fell
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