PACT OF STEEL LEADERS

LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY: Felt Germany had been humiliated by the treaty; wanted revenge HITLER

FAMILY WEALTH Middle class Father was a government official Mother was a housewife HITLER

FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI Artist – applied for art school but was rejected because he could only draw landscapes. HITLER

MILITARY GOALS Build up military by ignoring treaty Take over government Create the Nazi Party HITLER

VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS Believed in nationalism; controlled people through fear and terror so that there are few individual rights HITLER

TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, Danzig HITLER

HITLER QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY Strong & well trained Well equipped for war; access to technology Used secret police to carry out questionable assignments HITLER

SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD Captivating & Charismatic Utilized propaganda and fan faire to draw in German people HITLER

RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE Blamed Jewish media for premature armistice at the closing of WWII. Further blamed wealthy Jewish population for scandal during Depression HITLER

PUBLIC APPEARANCES Often, Elaborate Used mass media Controlled access to information to bolster public appearance of strength HITLER

HITLER WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER Hitler did not send military aid to Japan Hitler always stayed loyal to Mussolini because there was never any conflict of interest. Mussolini certainly the weaker partner HITLER

LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH VERSAILLES TREATY Not happy, Felt cheated Because Italy joined the Allies late, the Fiume Region was not awarded to them at Versailles. MUSSOLINI

FAMILY WEALTH Father was a blacksmith, mother was a school teacher Lower middle class MUSSOLINI

FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI Newspaper Editor MUSSOLINI

MILITARY GOALS Institute a Fascist Government and unite the Italian Peninsula MUSSOLINI

MUSSOLINI VIEWS ON NATINALIMS VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS Wanted a Fascist Government “Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state” Few Individual Rights MUSSOLINI

TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN Fiume, Dalmatia, Ethiopia, Albania, Egypt, Greece MUSSOLINI

QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF THE ARMY Weapons were outdated and in poor condition Boasted that he had 10 million soldiers MUSSOLINI

SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD Powerful MUSSOLINI

RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE Wasn’t bothered by them MUSSOLINI

PUBLIC APPEARANCES Appeared publicly often Organized marches to put the power of the Italian government on display. MUSSOLINI

WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER Didn’t inform Hitler when he was going to invade a territory, caused Hitler to delay his military plans Hitler was often cleaning up the errors that Mussolini created MUSSOLINI

LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY Angry, felt cheated because they couldn’t have territory in China Felt ignored by the European Powers and left Versailles early. HIROHITO

FAMILY WEALTH Emperor – distinct from other leaders of the era HIROHITO

FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI Emperor HIROHITO

MILITARY GOALS Desired to become the eclipsing power in the Eastern Hemisphere Worked toward these goals by instituting militarism and building up their military HIROHITO

VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS The State Rules HIROHITO

TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN China, Korea, Manchuria, Philippines, Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, East Indies HIROHITO

QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY Well trained and strong Dedication to goals of Military and State are very strong! HIROHITO

SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD Awkward and uncomfortable HIROHITO

RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE none HIROHITO

PUBLIC APPEARANCES Very rare Not necessary, the support of the population wasn’t something that he had to harness as an emperor. HIROHITO

WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER Acted at Pearl Harbor without Hitler’s prior knowledge Did not send military aid to Hitler when fighting against Russia HIROHITO