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Fascism Rises in Europe
Hitler Rises To Power In Germany
The Rise of the Nazis
The National Socialist German Workers' Party is called Nazi for short.
This group believed that Germany had to overturn the Treaty of Versailles.
Its policies formed that German brand of fascism known as Nazism.
Hitler soon became the leader of the Nazi Party.
Why did the Nazi's want to overturn the Treaty of Versailles?
Leadership
Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party, and was a leader for this group of people.
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Nazi's disliked the Treaty of Versailles here.
Adolf Hitler
Hitler and the Nazis plotted to seize power in Munich.
He ended up getting arrested, and sentenced to five years in prison.
Mein Kampf
While in jail, Hitler wrote the book Mein Kampf.
He wrote about his beliefs and the goals he had for Germany.
He believed that Germans were a "master race".
He called the Treaty of Versailles an outrage, and vowed to regain German lands.
Leaving Prison
After leaving prison, Hitler revived the Nazi Party.
The economic effects of the Great Depression helped Hitler's cause.
The German people were desperate for a strong leader.
Civil unrest broke out once America stopped giving Germany loans.
Lebensraum
Hitler declared Germany was overpopulated, and needed more lebensraum, or space.
He promised to get the space through imperialism.
He wanted to rebuild Germany's military and conquer Eastern Europe and Russia.
Why did Hitler believe Germany was overpopulated?
Nationalism
Hitler has a lot of pride for Germany. He wanted to help rebuild the country and be a strong leader.
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lebensraum here.
Why where the German people desperate for a strong leader?
Identity
The people of Germany needed a leader. They looked to Hitler to help guide and lead them.
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Hitler's values and beliefs here.
What did Hitler believe were the rights and duties of the German master race?
Hitler believed the duties of the German race was to take back old land and regain living space.
Origins
While in prison, Hitler wrote a book, detailing his beliefs and goals for Germany.
What personal characteristics helped Hitler gain success as a leader?
Hitler's loud voice and fiery speeches helped him gain success.
Confsequence
Hitler tried to take over Munich. A consequence of his action was that he got arrested.
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Adolf Hitler here.
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
The Nazis were the biggest political party in 1932.
Conservative leaders thought they could use Hitler for their own purposes by controlling him.
In 1933, Hitler was named chancellor.
Hitler and the Nazis stirred up fear of the Communists because they blamed them for a fire in the Reichstag building.
Hitler used his power to turn Germany into a totalitarian state.
This means he banned all other political parties and had anyone who opposed arrested.
An elite unit called the SS was created.
This squad was only loyal to Hitler. They arrested and murdered hundreds of Hitler's enemies.
The terror of this scared most Germans into total obedience of HItler.
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The SS
Hitler wanted more than just economic and political power. He wanted control over every aspect of German life.
Hitler used propganda to turn people to him.
He had giant burn piles of books that opposed to his ideas. He also forbid churches to criticize the government.
Hitler made school children join the Youth For Boys or the League of German Girls.
Self Interest: Hitler was only making decisions that benefited him.
What type of propganda did he use. Can it be related to Stalin?
Hatred of Jews was a key part of the Nazi's ideals.
This racism focused on the idea that Jews were inferior to the Aryan race.
The Nazi's often used Jews as a scapegoat for Germany's troubles.
Nazi's passed laws that deprived Jews of all their rights.
Jew's homes were attacked hard on the night of November 9th, 1938. This was called Kristallnacht.
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Conflict: Causing a division between the Jews and the Nazis created conflict that lead to aggressive behavior.
Fascism's Rise In Italy
Identity
Fascism is a political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism and militarism.
Fascism's rise in Italy was fueled by bitter disappointment over the failure to win large territorial gains at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference
To growing numbers of Italians, their democratic government seemed helpless to deal with the country's problems.
Self-interest
Government censors forced radio stations and publications to broadcast or publish only Fascist doctrines
Does Fascism or Communism seem to be more concerned with the welfare of the people?
Communism is treats people equally in the eyes of the government regardless of education, financial standing, etc
Mussolini never had the total control achieved by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union or Adolf Hitler in Germany.
Why did Mousolini’s popularity increase as Italy’s economy declined?
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Mussolini was now the leader
He abolished democracy
Outlawed all political parties except the Fascist
He sought to control the economy by allying the Fascists with the industrialists and large landowners.
Bentio Mussolini was an editor and Politician
He boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces
He founded the Fascist Party in 1919
He vowed to give Italy strong leadership
Because Mussolini was of modest height, he usually chose a location for his speeches where he towered above the crowds—often a balcony high above a public square.
In October 1922, about 30,000 fascists marched on Rome. They demanded that King Victor Emmanuel 3 put Mussolini in charge of the government
