Fascism Rises In Europe In response to political

Fascism Rises In Europe In response to political turmoil and economic crises, Italy and Germany turned to totalitarian dictators.

What is Fascism? This is defined as loyalty to the state and strict obedience to its leader. o Support for this movement comes from aristocrats, industrialists, veterans, and the lower middle class. o

What Fascism Looks Like o Extreme form of nationalism. o Nations must struggle and be aggressive towards other nations. o Loyalty to a authoritarian leader. o One party rule o Lack of personal rights o Extreme use of propaganda and indoctrination.

Mussolini Comes to Power in Italy o o o Fascism gains power in Italy because of disappointment over the Versailles Treaty, inflation and unemployment in Italy. Mussolini promises great changes and comes to power in October 1922. He will be known as Il Duce or the leader.

Hitler Takes Control of Germany o o The German brand of fascism is called Nazism. Hitler’s book Mein Kampf sets forth his beliefs and plans for conquest of the world. Germany’s economic problems and the fear of communists help Hitler take power legally. Hitler turns Germany into a totalitarian state.

Hitler Takes Control o o Hitler will totally control the German people. He bans all political parties except the Nazi Party. He creates a secret police that will use terror and brutal action to maintain their power. He will burn books that he finds offensive or written by Jews.

Hitler Targets the Jew According to Mein Kampf, Hitler soon targets the Jews financially, legally, and on the night of November 9, 1938 he arranges for Nazi thugs to attack Jewish businesses and Synagogues. o This was known as Kristallnacht, or the Night of the Broken Glass. o