"The driving force of the most important changes in this world have been found less in scientific knowledge animating the masses but rather in a fanaticism dominating them and in a hysteria which drives them forward." — Adolph Hitler
Thursday, November 30, 2017
22. Fascism in Italy
The term fascism comes from the word fasces; an ax tightly wound with sticks. Fascism can be defined as a political attitude and mass movement that arose during time between the first and second World War.
21. Economic Development of the World: 1929 - 34
• The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II.
• The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s.
• It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century.
• The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s.
• It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century.
20. Turkish Revolution: 1923
• Turkey was called ‘Sickman of Europe’.
• The disintegration of Ottoman Empire started in 19th Century and completed after Turkey’s defeat in the first world war.
• The allies wanted to established their domination over Turkey itself and to give away parts of Turkey to Greece and Italy.
• The disintegration of Ottoman Empire started in 19th Century and completed after Turkey’s defeat in the first world war.
• The allies wanted to established their domination over Turkey itself and to give away parts of Turkey to Greece and Italy.
19. Chinese Revolution 1911 and 1949
• The Chinese Revolution of 1911 is known as Republic Revolution.
• The Chinese Revolution of 1949 in known as Communist Revolution.
• In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system.
• The First President resigned from power in 1912, in favor of strongman Yuan Shaij-Kai 1912-16.
• The Chinese Revolution of 1949 in known as Communist Revolution.
• In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system.
• The First President resigned from power in 1912, in favor of strongman Yuan Shaij-Kai 1912-16.
18. Russian Revolution
• The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR.
• The Emperor was forced to abdicate and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time).
• The Emperor was forced to abdicate and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time).
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