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Page 1: Rise of Mussolini Ms. Garratt.  Italian nat’lists felt betrayed by Paris peace treaties. Yugoslavia  Veterans returned to econ & pol chaos Strikes Unemployment.

Rise of MussoliniMs. Garratt

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Italian nat’lists felt betrayed by Paris peace treaties.• Yugoslavia

Veterans returned to econ & pol chaos• Strikes• Unemployment• Conflict between workers & industry• Feuding political factions

Mussolini responds to these problems by creating the Fascist party

Upper class was very nervous – Musso got grass roots support as well as from the upper classes who feared Communism and Socialism

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Extreme form of aggressive nationalism

Race used to justify aggression & Social Darwinism.

Individuals subservient to the state - strict obedience demanded

Children were indoctrinated

Anti-communist

Anti-democratic

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(1) Single party dictatorship. (2) State controlled economy. (3) Use of spies & state terrorism. (4) Strict censorship & control of the

media. (5) Use of schools & media to indoctrinate

& mobilize citizens. (6) Civil rights are sacrificed for strict

obedience to the state. (7) War & militarism are glorified

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Organized the Fascist party 1919

Mussolini was its dictator

Spoke of reviving Roman glory

Result(s)?

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Organized “black shirts” (combat gangs)

Used violence & terror against political opponents such as communists and socialists.

Results?

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Citizens bombarded with slogans glorifying the state & Musso.

“Believe, obey, fight” were blasted from loudspeakers.

“A minute on the battlefield is worth a

lifetime of peace” was the fascist position.

RESULTS?

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Economy under state control. Preserved capitalism but state directed

econ policy The economy improved HOWEVER, came at labor’s expense

• as strikes outlawed & • wages dropped.• ANTI- Communist

• RESULTS?

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Revive ancient glory of Rome

Aggressive Social Darwinist approach to world affairs

Will justify foreign aggression and pact with Hitler.

RESULTS?

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Alliance between Germany & Italy

Both pursue very aggressive military policies

Both justify action on social Darwinism.

Hitler will have to bail out Mussolini out militarily often

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Musso built the 1st totalitarian state which was never as extreme as Germany’s or Soviet Unions.

What was its appeal?• Promised strong, stable gov & to end political &

econ paralysis that came with democracy.

• Revived national pride.• Promised to restore the former glory of the

Roman Empire

• Projected sense of power during times of despair & disorder

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Both flourished during difficult economic times.

Both promoted extreme programs of social change.

Both had totalitarian governments to bring about a social revolution.

Both were dictatorships. The USSR, Italy, & Germany were all

totalitarian regimes.

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Communism sought to:1. Destroy capitalism

2. Promote world revolution through COMINTERN

3. End class conflict.

4. Race not important

Fascism sought to:

1. Maintain capitalism but destroy communism

2. Engage in foreign aggression based on Social Darwinism

3. Preserve class differences

4. Race extremely important

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Three ideologies vied for power during the postwar years.• Democracy in Brit & Fr was challenged by

difficult economic challenges & labor.• Communism in USSR – attractive to some

workers but seen as a threat to capitalist govs• Fascism in Germ & Italy attractive for its appeal

to national unity & patriotism. As the Great Depression deepens fascist ideology will become more attractive.

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Scrapbook Assignment• Create a newspaper editorial (propaganda)

that glorifies Mussolini and fascism.• This editorial would have to pass the fascist

censors• Reference all of the following:

The economy National pride Political stability

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Demands change in gov

King ( V.E. II) succumbs

Allows him to become the prime minister

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