---
title: "SSWH18: Interwar Political and Economic Factors (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWH18
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWH18
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSWH18: Interwar Political and Economic Factors

Examine the major political and economic factors that shaped world societies between World War I and World War II.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWH18.a**: Determine the causes and results of the Russian Revolution from the rise of the Bolsheviks under Lenin to Stalin's first Five Year Plan.
- **SSWH18.b**: Describe the rise of fascism in Europe and Asia by comparing the policies of Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolf Hitler in Germany, and Hirohito in Japan.
- **SSWH18.c**: Describe the nature of totalitarianism and the police state that existed in the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy and how they differ from authoritarian governments.
- **SSWH18.d**: Explain the aggression and conflict leading to World War II in Europe and Asia; include the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, the Rape of Nanjing in China, and the German violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.