The global scenario
before and after WWI

After WW1

World Powers

Great Britain, France,
Italy, Japan, and the
United States

Balance of
Power

The USA

Soviet Union

Soviet communism
and the rise of Hitler

League
of Nations

Colonialism

Weakened
Colonial Powers:
-Germany

Expansion:
-Italy
-USA
-Britain
-France
-Japan (new)

Economy

-Economic
Devastation
-The Decline of
the Gold
-War Debt and
Reparations
-Power to the US
-Global Trade Decline
-Economic Instability
and Inequality

International
Relations

-Treaties
(The Treaty of
Versailles)
-The League of Nations
-Decline of European
dominance and the rise
of the United States
-Rise of Nationalism
and Anti-Colonial
Movements
-Great Depression
-Breakdown of
Collective Security
(fall of League of Nations)

Before WW1

World Powers

Austria- Hungary, France,
Germany, Great Britain,
Italy, Japan, Russia, and
the United States

Balance of
Power

Central Powers
(Triple Alliance):
- Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Italy (1914)

BIPOLAR
SYSTEM

Allied Powers
(Triple Entente):
-France
-Russia
-Britain

Colonialism

British Empire

-India
-Canada
-Australia
-Africa
-Caribbean

French Empire

-Africa
-Southeast Asia
-The Pacific

Economy

-Gold
-Free Trade
-Second Industrial
Revolution
-Colonial Economies

International
Relations

-Balance of power
(Concert of Europe)
-Alliance Systems
(Triple Alliance-Triple
Entente)
-Imperialism
-Militarism and Arms Race
-Crisis Diplomacy
(The Balkan Wars- The
assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand)