The Rise of Dictators Chapter 9: Lesson 1 Themes for Lesson • How did Stalin change the government and the economy of the Soviet Union? • What were the origins and goals of Italy’s fascist government? • How did Hitler rise to power in Germany and Europe in the 1930s? • What were the causes and results of the Spanish Civil War? Key terms: • Totalitarian- a government that exerts total control over the nation and citizens’ lives • Fascism- political philosophy that emphasizes the importance
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A critical Review of Blinkhorn Martin 2000‚ Fascism and the Right in Europe (1919-1945) Over the past thirty years‚ political scientists‚ sociologists‚ social psychologists and historians have tried to isolate the essential and distinct features of Fascism. There is no doubt that the goal is pretentious‚ because the term is “loosely applied”(Blinkhorn‚2000‚p.4) to right wing movements‚ regimes‚ and even the interwar period. Regardless of these various attributions‚ there seems to be an elusive
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why relations with Britain‚ France and Italy changed in the years 1933-37 (12 marks) From 1933-36‚ relations between French foreign minister Pierre Laval‚ British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini were good. In June 1933‚ Mussolini tried to keep on good terms with Britain and France‚ so he invited them to a meeting in Rome to sign the Four Powers Pact. In 1935‚ due to German resistance to the treaty of Versailles‚ the three countries also made an agreement
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also understood as a crucial aspect to the principles of fascism. Although‚ it is evident through the mass extermination of the Jews in Germany that Hitler was racist‚ it crucial to Benito Mussolini. Mussolini‚ campaigned for the persecution of the Jews in 1938‚ which was a direct attack against their race. Mussolini not only attacks the Jewish people in Italy but he attacked the idea of pacifism and disapproved of anyone who agreed with its concept of peace (McCullough
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How far was the growth in support for Fascism in the years 1919-22 responsible for Mussolini’s appointment as Prime Minister? In October 1922‚ King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Benito Mussolini as the 13th Prime Minister of the Italian state. Between 1919 and 1922‚ the Fascists had begun to appeal to a larger audience‚ such as the industrialists‚ the army and the middle classes‚ but in 1922 only held 7% of the vote. This means that although support was an important factor in Mussolini’s appointment
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Fascism Geographic distribution of Fascism Italy Benito Mussolini began as a socialist. He started moving to a more nationalist ideology and in 1922 formed the first fascist regime. 1939‚ teamed up with Hitler. He was killed in 1945. This marked the end of fascism in Italy. Germany The local variety of fascism in Germany is known as National Socialism (nazi). Adolf Hitler won the largest share of the voted in election in 1932 (33% of the vote)‚ so the president of Germany asked him to form
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culture was more discouraging and saw humans as nonsensical beings; in addition‚ they also viewed western values to be astray which brought disorientation to many people because they were scarred from the terribly long war. Document 4: Benito Mussolini was the leader of the Fascist Party in Italy and he had always resisted codifying the principle of fascism‚ but when the Enciclopedia Italiana requested an article explaining fascism‚ he insisted on giving his process behind the way a country
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Hitler: turns Germany into totalitarian state; has brutal tactics to eliminate enemies; believes that Germany needs lebensraum‚ or living space; invades other countries to have more land; develops Nazism. Leader of the Nazis. 4. Dawes: 5. Benito Mussolini: II Duce. Takes control in
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Germany‚ Italy‚ and the Soviet Union. The totalitarian regimes of the 1920’s-1930’s. These regimes‚ although in different areas‚ shared a common goal; total control. In order to achieve this these regimes would need to gain the support of the people. Adolf Hitler was said‚ “Burn into the little man’s soul the proud conviction that though a little worm‚ he is nonetheless part of a great dragon.” I believe these regimes accomplished Hitler’s goal in this quote by using techniques; some different and
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Communism system also caused many Germans and Italians to identify with fascism. Both German fascism‚ led by Adolf Hitler and Italian fascism‚ led by Benito Mussolini exploited many economical and political difficulties within their nation in order to gain power. Hitler blamed Germany’s ruined economy on the Weimar Republic‚ Communists‚ and Jews‚ while Mussolini blamed large Socialist and Catholic parties for Italy’s economic struggles. They also gained the support of farmers‚ small businessmen‚ civil servants
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