The economic impact of WWI
Destruction and cost
The shift in global economic power
War debts and reparations
The reparations problem
The hyperinflation crisis (1923)
The Dawes Plan (1924) and temporary recovery
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The Great Depression (1929-1939)
Causes of the Depression
Global impact of the Depression
Political consequences
Government responses and economic ideologies
Different approaches to economic crisis
John Maynard Keynes and the new economics
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The economic origins of WWII
Primary sources
John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919)
Gustav Stresemann, German Foreign Minister (1927)
Franklin Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933)
Key figures
Key events summary
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