Poverty After the World War
Instructions:
After watching the YouTube videos and reading the assigned readings, please choose one of the topics below and discuss the topic accordingly. It is not necessary to respond to all of the questions in the thread topic; these questions are intended to help facilitate critical thinking about the topics and materials. The discussion should simply present a thoughtful response that addresses the main topic chosen.
Minimum word count: 300 words
Must include at least two direct quotations (with page numbers) from two different readings or other materials
Textbook link: https://b-ok.cc/book/21346061/1d82da (I used Adobe Digital Editions to open the download)
- Please use the following sections in the book for the assignment:
- Page 143-167: Chapter 4: A World transformed, 1920-29
- Page 168-171: “Gandhi’s Critique of Western Civilization”
- Mohandas Gandhi, “The Inwardness of Non-Co-operation”
- Mohandas Gandhi, “Answers to Drew Pearson’s Questions”
Topics (choose only 1 to discuss)
- Poverty
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After World War I, and especially during the Great Depression of the 1930s, many Europeans faced intense poverty. Many of those who had jobs were poorly paid, worked long hours in terrible conditions, and had no job security. And many others were unemployed and even homeless. What kinds of solutions were proposed? What types of aid and assistance were available to the poor? How did the experience of poverty affect people’s outlook on politics, economics, and society? How do the experiences of working-class and poor Parisians described by George Orwell complicate our romanticized image of interwar Paris, with its cafés, night-clubs, and famous artists and writers (as depicted, for example, in the film Midnight in Paris)?
- Modernity in Crisis
Top of Form
- Non-violence/Passive Resistanc
Top of Form
Both the Suffragettes in Britain and Gandhi’s anti-colonial movement in India, used the tactics of “passive resistance” or “nonviolent resistance” to promote their causes. Somewhat similarly, socialists and labor movements often used strikes and picket lines to achieve their objectives. How does nonviolent resistance work, and why do you think it can be so effective? Is violence ever justified or effective? Is it fair to ask or expect someone who is oppressed to practice only nonviolent resistance, refusing to fight back or defend themselves against their oppressors’ violent attacks?
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Poverty after the World War
The First World War brought a lot of consequences to the world, including poverty in the nations affected. The Peace of Paris did not achieve its intended purpose and left a significant legacy of instability and ill-will to feed civilian discontent. Europe was left too bankrupt even to feed its people. The events of the world war raged over nations, and most lived by the vengeful lament of "The Germans will pay" (Smith, 2020. P.202). The war had hit most industrial sectors, and nations suggested and enrolled in some recovery plans. First, the nations wanted to treat the war's trauma on their citizens. The counter the trauma, the countries brought pleasurable activities to their citizens. To solve the economic strain which was a consequence of the war. The countries enrolled in economic securities were not vulnerable, and average citizens do not make them afford the high cost of living that had ravaged Europe ...
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