TOTALITARIAN DICTATORS Mussolini Hitler Tojo Stalin WHOWHATWHENHOWWHY FASCISM

TOTALITARIAN DICTATORS Mussolini, Hitler, Tojo & Stalin

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FASCISM AND TOTALITARIANISM Fascism Totalitarianism • Use violence to defeat their political opponents • Control all aspects of life • Single all-powerful leader • Extreme nationalist • Total control of the government • Leaders are very charismatic among the people

ECONOMY AFTER WORLD WAR I • WW I left most of Europe in economic depression • Work strikes, food shortages, and economic depression • U. S. Stock Market Crash affected European economies dependent on U. S. • This Global Depression gave way to a rise in Fascism and Totalitarianism

WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS OF THE DICTATOR’S NATION BEFORE HE TOOK POWER? Mussolini Economic and political difficulties, harsh postwar conditions Hitler Economic and political difficulties after WWI, resentment of the Treaty of Versailles Tojo Stalin Poor Communist economy Nation and the need for more resource s

HOW WAS THE DICTATOR ABLE TO COME TO POWER? Mussolini Hitler He used nationalism and the peoples fear of economic collapse and communism He used extreme nationalism and promised to return the German people to their former glory Tojo Started as Minister of War and pushed his way to become Prime Minster Stalin Succeeded Lenin as leader of Soviet Union

WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU SEE OF THE DICTATOR BEING NATIONALISTIC? Mussolini Promised to bring back glory of the Roman Empire. Hitler Promised to bring back to former glory. Tojo Glorified traditional samurai beliefs and loyalty. Stalin Unite the workers for “Mother Russia”

WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU SEE OF THE DICTATOR BEING MILITARISTIC? Mussolini Prepared for war and glorified war. Hitler Build up of arms and military. Tojo Military influences national policy. Stalin Build up of arms and military.

WHAT GOALS DID THE DICTATOR HAVE ABOUT TERRITORIAL EXPANSION? Mussolini Hitler Tojo Stalin Planned to invade Ethiopia to demonstrate power Planned to invade the Rhineland the Sudetenland for more living space Planned to invade China for resource s No expansion. Five Year Plan that was response to economic depression in country

WHAT DID THE DICTATOR DO WITH PEOPLE WHO OPPOSED HIM OR STOOD IN HIS WAY? Mussolini Hitler Tojo Stalin Used fear and intimidation to put down any opposition Used fear, intimidation, and issued an attempted genocide of the Jewish population Used military force to put down opposition Eliminated rivals, sent people to reeducation camps, people sent to SIberia

WHAT EVIDENCE IS THERE THAT THE DICTATOR DISRESPECTED HUMAN RIGHTS? Mussolini Use his military group “Black Shirts” to control every aspect of life Hitler Tojo Stalin Attempted genocide of the Jews, known as the Holocaust Used military force for intimidation, promoted the attack of Pearl Harbor Censorship, religious persecution, government control of everything

EXIT TICKET • Turn to a neighbor and ask/ answer these questions. . • 1. Why do Fascist and Totalitarians come to power? • 2. How does economy bring about these types of rulers? • 3. Name a characteristic of Fascism and Totalitarianism. • 4. Use the notes to form new questions!!