Ideologies Of The Axis Powers: Rise Of Fascism Within Europe
Reasons For Fascism
In reading the documents considering the Evidence: Ideologies of the Axis Powers, the rise of Fascism within Europe starts to be understood. When addressing Mussolini’s Italy or Hitler’s Germany their separate identities start to form the ideals that allowed for Fascism to take hold of each country. What these documents express most clearly is that all of the European nations that formed the Axis Powers had different reasons to allow for this political revolution. Eventually these ideals led to negative historical consequences, at home and in the world.
Of the two main documents examined; those being "The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism" written by Benito Mussolini and "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" by Adolf Hitler we are able to see concrete conditions being expressed as to why these doctrines were embraced. Both felt pressure from past aggressions …show more content…
These ideals achieved such wide spread popularity for a couple different reasons. The most important of these reasons being the deplorable conditions in which these nations were surviving. Both nations were victims of World War I and the expectations outlined in the Treaty of Versailles. After that war the winning powers were uneven in their treatment of the people in the countries of the losing nations. This led to a willingness to better their situation and an eagerness for a leader who could lead them to prosperity. This leads to a second reason for an acceptance of these ideals. Both Mussolini and Hitler at their very most were charismatic. These nations found inspiration and hope in these men, and at their ability to express and articulate an ideal that would lead to the greater good of each nation. Mussolini and Hitler understood that the impoverished and the deprived were willing and looking to find something to believe in and they used it to their
In reading the documents considering the Evidence: Ideologies of the Axis Powers, the rise of Fascism within Europe starts to be understood. When addressing Mussolini’s Italy or Hitler’s Germany their separate identities start to form the ideals that allowed for Fascism to take hold of each country. What these documents express most clearly is that all of the European nations that formed the Axis Powers had different reasons to allow for this political revolution. Eventually these ideals led to negative historical consequences, at home and in the world.
Of the two main documents examined; those being "The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism" written by Benito Mussolini and "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" by Adolf Hitler we are able to see concrete conditions being expressed as to why these doctrines were embraced. Both felt pressure from past aggressions …show more content…
These ideals achieved such wide spread popularity for a couple different reasons. The most important of these reasons being the deplorable conditions in which these nations were surviving. Both nations were victims of World War I and the expectations outlined in the Treaty of Versailles. After that war the winning powers were uneven in their treatment of the people in the countries of the losing nations. This led to a willingness to better their situation and an eagerness for a leader who could lead them to prosperity. This leads to a second reason for an acceptance of these ideals. Both Mussolini and Hitler at their very most were charismatic. These nations found inspiration and hope in these men, and at their ability to express and articulate an ideal that would lead to the greater good of each nation. Mussolini and Hitler understood that the impoverished and the deprived were willing and looking to find something to believe in and they used it to their