HI109 Lecture : 5 The Impact of the Great War
Document Summary
Propaganda and pressure increases its power over individual citizens. White rose campaign: white rose to any man (by women) not in uniform (mark of cowardice) Those that survive: new basis for people to have national self-determination, indians would be british (so it applies only to europeans) Even though 1918 germany is defeated, it is far stronger militarily in position in 1919 than 1914. United states: end of wwi creates navy larger than royal navy. Japan: can also not afford to compete with us naval strength. Removed from the map: becomes modern republic of turkey. January 23, 2014 2: palestine, iraq (other eastern nations) split between british and french influence. Imperial powers are babysitters: really they control them + natural resources (esp. oil) Removed from international scene for years: they are disliked for bolshevik regime. They published embarrassing docs about other powers from war. Refused to pay the debts of the old imperial regime: don"t pay czars debts.
