The West in the World, AP* Edition (Sherman), 5th EditionChapter 23: Darkening Decades: Recovery, Dictators, and Depression, 1920–1939Chapter SummariesWhen World War I ended, survivors were left with frustrating domestic economic and political obstacles, as well as a sense that the prewar world was gone forever. Western European governments faced union, communist, and socialist movements pushing for change. The Soviet Union confronted the realities of economic devastation and the challenge of recovery. In east-central Europe, authoritarian right-wing leaders replaced parliamentary governments with dictatorships. The onset of a worldwide depression magnified these difficulties. |  |
