How Did Benito Mussolini Adopt Fascism
Kacie Lee
Tomasetti
AP World P.6
3/25/18
ID #25 A
1. Anschluss (620)
Anschluss was the “union” with Germany and Austria in March of 1938. Hitler made his basis of the seizure of Austria on uniting the Germans together. However, it is important to note that this is also symbolically meaningful. Specifically, it generated the momentum for the Nazis attempting to expand their influence in territories like the Sudetenland.
2. Fascism (591-595)
Fascism was a new form of politics that prioritized hyper-nationalism and attempted to craft a new society against liberal democracy, socialism, and communism. Benito Mussolini was the first political leader to officially adopt fascism, but it spread extremely slowly. Only Germany and Italy in Europe replaced their parliamentary procedures with fascism, although other select nations like Japan, South Africa, and Brazil also adopted fascism. The primary appeal of this ideology was its ability to inspire national unity. By scapegoating leftist politics as the root cause of their social and political problems, fascists like Hitler …show more content…
Specifically, it references an event where Japan invaded Nanjing and raped thousands of Chinese women. Japan’s brutal behavior helped stimulate sentiments of nationalism in China and resulted in communism becoming highly popular. Japan’s expansionist efforts were widely disapproved of by other nations, but they wouldn’t face determined opposition until the U.S. challenged them in 1941.
7. Tripartite Pact (619)
The Tripartite Pact was Japan creating allied relationships with Germany and Italy in 1940. Japan did this to create support for their expansionism. Coupled with the fact that Europe was incapable of effectively resisting Japanese expansion, this pact created a clear, relatively uninterrupted path for Japan to spread their territorial control into new areas in Asia and the Pacific Basin.
1. Explain the origins and course of the Holocaust.
Tomasetti
AP World P.6
3/25/18
ID #25 A
1. Anschluss (620)
Anschluss was the “union” with Germany and Austria in March of 1938. Hitler made his basis of the seizure of Austria on uniting the Germans together. However, it is important to note that this is also symbolically meaningful. Specifically, it generated the momentum for the Nazis attempting to expand their influence in territories like the Sudetenland.
2. Fascism (591-595)
Fascism was a new form of politics that prioritized hyper-nationalism and attempted to craft a new society against liberal democracy, socialism, and communism. Benito Mussolini was the first political leader to officially adopt fascism, but it spread extremely slowly. Only Germany and Italy in Europe replaced their parliamentary procedures with fascism, although other select nations like Japan, South Africa, and Brazil also adopted fascism. The primary appeal of this ideology was its ability to inspire national unity. By scapegoating leftist politics as the root cause of their social and political problems, fascists like Hitler …show more content…
Specifically, it references an event where Japan invaded Nanjing and raped thousands of Chinese women. Japan’s brutal behavior helped stimulate sentiments of nationalism in China and resulted in communism becoming highly popular. Japan’s expansionist efforts were widely disapproved of by other nations, but they wouldn’t face determined opposition until the U.S. challenged them in 1941.
7. Tripartite Pact (619)
The Tripartite Pact was Japan creating allied relationships with Germany and Italy in 1940. Japan did this to create support for their expansionism. Coupled with the fact that Europe was incapable of effectively resisting Japanese expansion, this pact created a clear, relatively uninterrupted path for Japan to spread their territorial control into new areas in Asia and the Pacific Basin.
1. Explain the origins and course of the Holocaust.