ideologies- 20th century Flashcards
ideology
set of beliefs that someone follows or believes in/how government ought to govern on a range of issues
why did several new political ideologies spread across europe after ww1
saw fall of empires leaving countries to look for new ways to govern e.g germany replaced with democracy under weimar government.
collapse of empires and monarchs saw governing system of old fall and look for new ideas in fashion and trend e.g communism
-places had heavy defeats e.g russia had heavy defeauts bc of tsar’s stupid ruling so uprising agaisnts tsar ocurres by communist forces led by lenin
bolshevik revolutions-1917
saw ideas like communism and socialism spread bc of this.
when was the bolshevik revolution?
1917 november
german goverment after war?
after they lost ww1 kaiser forced to abdicate his throne republic ruling.people allowed to vote-democratic views under weimer government.failed due to great depression and rise of hitler and nazis.
great depression;
wall street crash marked the start of a global depression. Helped dictators come to power and other countries were too weak to stand against them. began in october 1929.
right wing and left wing:
right wing belive people want more control for traditional superior groups and rich armies
Left wing believe people want more control workers and to share wealth of country more evenly