Failed Hope

Beginning with the Treaty of Versailles and the hope for the birth of a better world, "Failed Hope" follows the post-war rise of fascism, social unrest, Prohibition, the Great Depression, Adolf Hitler's rise to power, and the wars in Abyssinia, Spain, and China. The general strike in Winnipeg provides a Canadian perspective to the global labour turmoil of the period. The book ends with the failure of appeasement and the outbreak of the Second World War. The information is presented in easily digestible segments, accompanied by photographs. Informative sidebars provide background information or connect world events to activities in Canada. The book links with John Wilson's two previous books, "Desperate Glory" and "Bitter Ashes", covering the history of the 20th century from 1914 to 1945 and the effects of its world wars.

ISBN 1459703456   Pages 96 ISBN13 9781459703452 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1 Publisher Dundurn Group Ltd   Published in Toronto Imprint Dundurn Group Ltd   Series title Stories of Canada Format Paperback   Height (mm) 265 Publication date 25 Aug 2012   Width (mm) 135 DEWEY 909.822   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC23   Academic level Secondary education

Preface; Introduction; The Dangers of Nuclear War; America's Holy Crusade & the Battle for Oil; Preparing for World War Three; Targeting Iran with Nuclear Weapons; Reversing the Tide of War.

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