C H A P T E R 2 4
NATIONALISM, REVOLUTION, AND DICTATORSHIP:
ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND LATIN AMERICA
FROM 1919 TO 1939
C H A P T E R O U T L I N E
A N D F O C U S Q U E S T I O N S
The Rise of Nationalism
Q What were the various stages in the rise of nationalist
movements in Asia and the Middle East, and what
problems did they face?
Revolution in China
Q What problems did China encounter between the two
world wars, and what solutions did the Nationalists and
the Communists propose to solve them?
Japan Between the Wars
Q How did Japan address the problems of nation building
in the first decades of the twentieth century, and why
did democratic institutions not take hold more
effectively?
Nationalism and Dictatorship in Latin America
Q What problems did the nations of Latin America face
in the interwar years? To what degree were they a
consequence of foreign influence?
C R I T I C A L T H I N K I N G
Q How did the societies discussed in this chapter deal
with the political, economic, and social challenges
that they faced after World War I, and how did these
challenges differ from one region to another?
