HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Yalta Conference, Bourgeoisie, Clement Attlee
22 Oct 2017
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Organized around class: proletariat vs. bourgeoisie. Material forces drive history: economics dominant. Horizontal structure: all in society equal. Comrade, role of women, plain, unadorned clothing. No private property: all property belongs to the people/state, favors poor, bottom of economic power. Dictatorship of the lower class : appeals to the bottom, fascism. Organized around race: superior ethnicity, i. e. aryan, samurai, roman. Spiritual forces drive history: will of people dominant. Irrational/destiny strong must be willing to seize power. Hierarchal structure: strict levels of power, f hrer @ top, autocratic, ornamented uniforms. Private property w/ state control: capitalism allowed @ will of ruler(s), favors wealthy establishment. Dictatorship of the upper class : appeals to people in power (top) Failings of treaty of versailles for germany: reduces military, loses overseas territories, accepts blame for wwi. Reparations: demilitarized rhineland, loss of alsace-lorraine, saar. 15 comprehensive exam: 5/11/17: large german minorities in austria, czechoslovakia, and poland (no self- determination)
