industrial & agricultural output B. Benito Mussolini in Italy 1. Fascism a. Not all totalitarian dictators were Communists b. In ____________, ___________________, & Spain, people turned to an extremely nationalist gov’t called fascism i. _________________ gov’ts were controlled by dictators who demanded _____________________ from citizens ii. Fascists did not offer _____________________________ & used one-party to rule the nation c. Fascism vs. Communism i. Unlike Communists, fascists…
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The outcome of World War One contributed greatly to the rise of Italian Fascism and German Nazism. Its consequences put economy strains, social strains, and heightened political divisions in both Italy and Germany. The results of this great war was that the Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey were defeated by the victorious allies, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States. Many Europeans never imagined that this war would last as long as it did and cause…
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Compare and contrast the rise to power of both Hitler and Mussolini Following the end of World War One, Europe endured a number of political changes which would serve to impact the history of the world. Within Italian politics, the world saw a shift from a liberal government, to a Fascist dictatorship run by Benito Mussolini, while Germany jumped from a democratic government, to the infamous Nazi dictatorship ruled by Adolf Hitler. Both rulers were fascist dictators who shared similar ideologies…
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Fascism In Germany The word 'fascism' comes from a man named Benito Mussolini, who was in charge of Italy by a fascist regime. This man created a new governing system with three principles of a fascist philosophy; "Everything in the state", "Nothing outside the state", and "Nothing against the state." Mussolini believed in the absolute control of everyone and everything, and held Italy to the highest value. He dictated each and every individual's rights, including what people could read and…
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Benito Mussolini, known as a great leader and former Prime Minister to the Italian country helped save and rebuild the Italian nation and economy. Born in a small town in Italy in 1883, called Predappio, Mussolini grew up with anarchist activist parents who had republican beliefs about the current political matter of Italy and the existing Austro-Hungarian situation. Mussolini grew up as a troublemaker, being expelled from several schools due to disobedience and violence. It was not long after Mussolini…
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FASCIST ITALY and NAZI GERMANY The reasons for the rise of Fascism in both Germany and Italy had three common denominators:1. Frustrated nationalism 2. Fear of the spectre of communism 3. Distrust/disillusionment with democracy 1. Frustrated nationalism In Italy; Italy had entered WWI in return for promises of land but she only received S.Tyrol at Versailles (much resentment as poverty-stricken Italy had made great material sacrifices i.e. 600,000 dead, which she could ill-afford). In Germany; Treaty…
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between liberal democracy in the West, communism in the USSR and fascism in Italy, Germany and Japan, both Hitler and Mussolini were prepared to make a stand for their ideological opposition to Communism and support Franco in his struggle against the Popular Front to gain control of the Spanish state in 1936. In this way, both leaders actively intervened in the Spanish Civil War in support of fascism. Nature of support - Hitler: helped to airlift Franco and his troops to mainland Spain in July…
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Adolf Hitler was a dictator; this means he ruled Germany without consulting a parliament or any German people. In 1922 Hitler was the leader of a tiny political party called the Nazis, it was their job to beat up the opponents. In 1924 Hitler was sent to Prison he wrote a book called Mein Kampf meaning ‘my struggles’. He said ‘Germany needs a strong government led by a single leader’, this is significant because it highlights the fact Hitler believed in dictatorship. As a result of this Hitler led…
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economies of many nations were improving. Europe again was plunged into a period of declining production and trade and high unemployment. The situation was worsened by the increase in protective tariffs in Europe and the United States. Benito Mussolini became the leader, in 1919, of a political movement called the fascio di combattimento. He capitalized upon Italy's failure to achieve nationalistic goals during World War I and on the social unrest brought about by poverty and economic stagnation…
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Russia and Germany where all overthrown and replaced by republics. After World War I Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union victimized the rise of totalitarism. In the countries, a new leader became infamous for cruelty. Each of these leaders rose to power followed World War I, promising of strength and stability to war nations. Germany became troubled with a bundle of problems for the rise of totalitarianism. They were called totalitarian states because the government was a single party dictatorship…
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