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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can only occur in advanced capitalist system. Russia in 1917 had a feudal economy How could revolution occur there? Through a radical party of intellectuals to lead the workers Lenin’s revision of Marxism called Marxism-Leninism 1917 Lead by VI Lenin promised “Peace‚ Land and Bread” Won support of people (especially peasants) 1918 1918 March the Bolsheviks accepted peace of Brest-Litovsk‚ ending WWI with Germany. Reading collapse of provisional government Bolshevik forces had no need to
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How did the Bolsheviks consolidate (Make strong) their rule? Lenin led the Bolsheviks and Trotsky led the red army. When the Bolsheviks took power‚ they were a small unpopular government but Lenin in a very short time passed decrees‚ which satisfied the people and set up a strict secret police‚ which squashed opposition completely. Lenin used many methods to make his government strong but winning the people over certainly was a major factor as well as the fact that he was strong. Firstly
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This earned him the respect and trust of Vladimir Lenin‚ who invited Stalin to join the highest levels of Bolshevik power‚ although others - including Leon Trotsky - subsequently criticised the brutality of Stalin and his troops while suppressing counter-revolutionary insurgents in Poland and Ukraine. By 1921‚ Stalin had been asked by Lenin to help secure his power base against a perceived threat from Trotsky‚ culminating in Lenin’s victory at
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3Leon Trotsky Research Paper http://hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_history/personalities/trotsky/3279/trotsky_index.htm Chapter 1 What three things do you find most difficult about individual research tasks? Finding useful/ correct Information Keeping up with work load Sourcing information What three things do you find easiest Quoting Research Falling behind on work load 1. Explain why the Bronstein’s decision to move to Yanova was so unusual At the time farming was unfamiliar livelihood for Russian
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How far has the importance of Trotsky in creating political change in Russia in 1917 been exaggerated? We know that Leon Trotsky was crucial in creating political change in Russia in 1917. We know that in the 1917 Revolution‚ his great orating skills helped further the Bolshevik cause. This is shown in Source 76 with use of “oratorical talent‚ his organising ability‚ first with the army and then with the railways...” and this led to political change as his involvement sped up the Bolshevik take-over
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take leadership after Lenin died‚ even if they didn’t want him to. No one thought it would be Stalin. Therefore‚ Stalin felt he had to defeat Trotsky in order to become leader. However‚ the fear of Trotsky becoming leader isn’t the only factor in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle. Lenin died‚ January 21 1924. This is when the Lenin Legacy begun. Stalin took it upon himself to give a speech at Stalin’s funeral; he personally swore to carry on the work of Lenin. As General Secretary
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Ashlee Harris Henderson/ HIST 1020 Mussolini on Fascism October 14‚ 2016 1. What is the Fascist attitude toward pacifism‚ and why? Fascists refuse to be apart of pacifism because they do not believe in the possibility of unity of everlasting peace‚ unlike the pacifists. Fascists feel that those who believe in war and will fight at war are much more honorable than those who do not. 2. In what specific respects does Fascism take issue with Marxism (or “Marxian Socialism”)? Fascism takes issue with
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How totalitarian were Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany? Giovanni Amendola first coined the word ‘totalitarian’ when describing the Italian Fascist government under Benito Mussolini in 1923 as different to conventional dictatorships. It is after this that the word was popularised to have both negative and positive connotations. However‚ German theorist Carl Friedrich and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski collaborated to formulate a modern day politically scientific definition known as the
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To begin with‚ Mussolini was no economist and he knew little of the workings of the economy. To see whether his economic policy was successful we must first look at his aims. Mussolini’s main objective was to build Italy’s economy to a level where it could rival the great industrial powers of the post-war period‚ namely Britain‚ France and‚ to a lesser extent‚ Germany in Europe. To do so‚ he aims to achieve autarky; to have a self-sufficient Italy that he believed was vital to national security.
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