Chapter 20 & documents

Collapse at the center
In this chapter we learn about the "Great War" which is also known as the first World War. During the previous years to the war Europe was a very strong country that controlled many things on a global scale. They had the military needs, and they held the first scientific revolution and industrial revolution that changed the world forever. However, after the war, Europe faced a great defeat that contributed to the political collapse of Europe. Following World War 1 and the collapse of Europe was The Great Depression which occurred in the United States. The Great Depression left many people in the U.S hungry and without work. Then between 1919 and 1945 fascism became a political ideology known across Europe. During this time major historical fascists such as Benito Mussolini shared his ideals in Italy. In Germany, Hitler, another major historical fascist tried to get rid of the entire Jewish population. This was around the time that World War II broke out between countries. During this time, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor (in the U.S) and the U.S retaliates by getting involved in the war and dropping the first atomic bombs on Japan. After this the Cold War broke out between the U.S and Soviet Union. In the early 1900's many major historical events took place that we still learn about today. These events are important in learning about the history of our nation and the world. In order to keep from making similar mistakes in the future, we must learn from the past and make sure future decisions are more beneficial to our nation and other nations rather than harmful.

Document - 20.1 - Hitler on Nazism
In this document Hitler discusses his view on how the world should procreate. He uses the example of mother nature and wild animals only mating with the fittest and strongest of their species and how humans should do the same. This is where he got the idea for getting rid of the Jews and having only a german population with certain traits prevail while others do not. It was interesting to see Hitler's train of thought and how he became the extremest that he was. It was insightful to read but also disturbing because I know what he ended up doing to the Jewish population.