Why were the 1920's such a bad time in europe?

Question

Why were the 1920's such a bad time in europe?

Answer 1

Bob nailed it on the head.

The first world war was probably the most expensive global expense the world has ever seen at the time.  And everyone had to pay their chunk.  The western world was victorious and reaped the winnings.  But Europe was torn to shreds and the poverty and debt that resulted from it caused both physical and political chaos.  The coming tides of power being changed and rebellious behavior only made things worse.  I think that the coming 20 or 30 years was much worse though.

Answer 2

May have had something to do with the fact that it was the time between World War One and the Great Depression.

Try the website below.

Europe in the 1920's.

http://www.ahtg.net/TpA/europe20.html

Answer 3

The after math of the First World War  results in excess manpower and the loss of agricultural land in the war zones results in low food production, more people and no capital to help rebuild the infrastructure of those nations.  These are the usual results of any war.  Young people are sent to war zones, this reduces population and increases economic opportunities at their home.  The war zones loose agricultural production, and also youth in their prime years. Infants and the elderly are left to struggle with food production and tosurvive.

Answer 4

Many countries were economically bankrupted from the First World War so the standard of living was poor. In some countries communist and fascist regimes rose to power. There were also social problems - for example, the harsh effects of the Versailles Treaty on Germany.

The '20s in Europe were probably better than the decades preceding and following it though.

Answer 5

The other answers forgot to mention, a lot of men were killed or became disabled by WW1 and by the flu pandemic of 1918, and wives / mothers / families were devastated.  The remaining women were demoralized and women in those days did not have work experience or training and it was still normal for them to stay home and take care of the home and family instead.  The work force was decimated.  That on top of the trouble caused by the Treaty of Versailles and damages done to farmland by trenches, bombs, and the fallen, and the accumulated financial debts encountered by all the nations involved in the war, etc...