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Fascism Rises in Europe - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Fascist preached an extreme form of nationalism, or loyalty to one's country
        
        Fascists believed that nations must struggle -- peaceful states were doomed to be conquered
        
        Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism
        
        In each nation, fascists wore uniforms of a certain color, used special salutes, and held mass rallies
        
        Neither fascism or communism practiced any kind of democracy, however unlike communist, fascism did not seek a classless society
        
        Fascist parties were made up of aristocrats and industrialists, war veterans, and the lower middle class
        
        Fascists were nationalists, but communists were internationalists, hoping to unite workers worldwide
        
        Does Fascism or Communism seem to be more concerned with the welfare of the people?
        
        Communism was more concerned for the people because it was more focused on a classless society, unlike Fascism.
  - - - Fascism's rise in Italy was fueled by bitter disappointment over the failure to win large territorial gains at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference
        
        Rising inflation and unemployment also contributed to widespread social unrest
        
        A newspaper editor and politician named Benito Mussolini boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces.
        
        Mussolini had founded the Fascist Party in 1919
        
        Groups of fascists wearing black shirts attacked Communists and socialists on the streets
        
        October 1922: About 30,000 fascists march on Rome, demanding that King Victor Emmanuel III put Mussolini in charge of the government
        
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        Why did Mussolini's popularity increase as Italy's economy declined?
        
        This is because he played on the fear or a workers' revolt, so he began to earn the support from the middle classes.
- - - - The Nazis blamed the communists for the fire. By getting the communists angry and scared, the Nazis and their allies won by a "slim" majority
  - - - Why might Germans have put their faith in Hitler?
        
        I think that Germany was pushed to put their faith in Hitler because if they wouldn't they could have been taken out by the protection squad. This forced the people of Germany to fear Hitler and support him because they did not want to get murdered by the protection squad.
  - - - The Fuhrer Is Supreme
        
        Hitler Makes War on the Jews
        
        The Kristallnacht signaled the real start of the process of eliminating the Jews and ecterminate the Jewish populatiob in Europe. This was the real turning point of the Holocaust.
        
        This act of starting the Holocaust eventually killed 6 million Jews.
        
        What does Kristallnacht demonstrate about the power of the Nazis?
        
        I think that the Kristallnacht shows that the Nazis had a lot of power because they just took over everything in one go and the government didn't stop them because Hitler was in charge of the government.
        
        The night of November 9th, 1938, the Nazi mobs attacked the Jews in their homes and on the streets. They destroyed thousands of Jewish-owned building.
        
        With Jews only being 1% of the population the Nazi's used them as scapegoats for all of Germany's troubles since the war.
        
        This led to anti-Semitism across Germany. Then is 1933, the Nazis passed a law depriving Jews of most of their laws. This is when the Holocaust really began to take off and the violence against the Jews took off.
        
        Hitler always had a deep hatred for the Jews, this was a keep part of the Nazi ideology and had a long, unfortunate tradition in Europe. In todays world, this would be an active form of Racism, which focused on the Aryan race, both mentally and physically.
        
        Why did Hitler always hate Jews?
        
        A concept that could be applied here could be Diversity. I think that this concept could work here because Hitler really showed no diversity. Like he did not like the Jews because of what he thought was perfect.
        
        He thought that the continuous struggling of Germany would bring them to a strong victory, by twisting the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to support his use of brute force.
        
        Hitler wanted everyone to praise him, he turned to the press, talked on the radio, did literature, paintings, and film into propaganda tools for attention and for people to like him, and hear about him. There are books that did not conform to Nazi beliefs, they were burned in a huge bonfire. Churches were then soon banned, school children had to join the Hitler Youth, or the League of German Girls.
        
        I think that Hitler had a lot of self interest because he was doing things for himself and what he thought was right and would benefit everyone besides the Jews. He gave the non-Jews a free pass and advantages to them but just sent the Jews to camps
        
        Hitler wanted more power then just the economic and political power, he wanted to have everything and be in-charge of everything possible.
        
        How Hitler took over the government
- - - - The Rise of the Hitler
        
        At the end of the war, Hitler settled in Munich. In 1919, he joined a tiny right-wing political
        group.
        
        This group shared his belief that Germany had to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism.
        
        The group later named itself the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, called Nazi for short.
        
        Its policies formed the German brand of fascism known as Nazism.The party adopted the swastika, or hooked cross, as its symbol.
        
        The Nazis also set up a private militia called the storm troopers or Brown Shirts.
        
        Within a short time, Hitler’s success as an organizer and speaker led him to be chosen der Führer , or the leader, of the Nazi party.
        
        Inspired by Mussolini’s march on Rome, Hitler and the Nazis plot ted to seize power in Munich in 1923. The attempt failed, and Hitler was arrested.
        
        He was tried for treason but was sentenced to only five years in prison. He served less than nine months.
        
        What personal characteristics helped Hitler gain success as a leader ?
        
        Hitler was a great speaker and could lie to people right in front of their face. This made him gain success because he could tell people that what he was doing is right and the people would believe him.
        
        More About Hitler In Prison
        
        While in jail, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle). This book set forth his beliefs and his goals for Germany.
        
        Hitler asserted that the Germans, whom he incorrectly called “Aryans,” were a “master race.”
        
        He declared that non-Aryan “races,” such as Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies, were inferior.
        
        He called the Versailles Treaty an outrage and vowed to regain German lands.
        
        What did Hitler believe were the rights and duties of the German master race?
        
        He said that non-Aryan “races,” such as Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies, were inferior. He also wanted them to gain more land for the Germany people by conquering eastern Europe and Russia.
        
        After leaving prison in 1924, Hitler revived the Nazi Party.
        
        Most Germans ignored him and his angry message until the Great Depression ended the nation’s brief postwar recovery.
        
        The economic effects of the Great Depression helped Hitler’s cause, as the German people were also desperate for a strong leader who would improve their lives.
        
        When American loans stopped, the German economy collapsed. Civil unrest broke out. Frightened and confused, Germans now turned to Hitler, hoping for security and firm leadership.
        
        Hitler also declared that Germany was overcrowded and needed more lebensraum, or living space.
        
        He promised to get that space through imperialism, by rebuilding Germany’s military and conquering eastern Europe and Russia.
        
        GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
        
        Hitler promised to get that space through imperialism, by rebuilding Germany’s military and conquering eastern Europe and Russia. He wanted Imperlism mainly because it would give him a lot of power to take control.
        
        More about Germany in the Great Depression