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The Western Democracies Stumble Chapter 13.2 Politics in the Postwar World • Europe faced economic instability • Jobs were scarce and cities were destroyed • The U.S. limited immigration from Europe. Postwar Foreign Policy • • • • • Peace fragile after the war. France wanted to punish Germany. Reduce military League of Nations Japan was allowed to invade Manchuria, other dictators took note. Postwar Economics • Europe economy struggled • U.S. emerged as the economic leader. • America supported Europe’s recovery. The Great Depression • The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, • the Great Depression- a global economic crisis that closed businesses jobless, homeless, starving people. Democracies React to the Great Depression • President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs • Relief, reform, recovery • Political radicals gained ground • Totalitarianism • Fascism
