The Rise of Dictators Section 17.1 (pgs. 568-574)
The Soviet Union Dictator: Philosophy/Ideology: Characteristics: Josef Stalin Philosophy/Ideology: Communism Characteristics: Rapid industrialization State control of farms and industry Violent political purges Actions Taken: Combined farms into collectives Sent millions to labor camps Invested in heavy industries, not consumer goods http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/09_03/stalinDM2109_468x551.jpg
Italy Dictator: Philosophy/Ideology: Characteristics: Actions Taken: Benito Mussolini Philosophy/Ideology: Fascism Characteristics: Loss of individual freedoms Need for expansion Violent gang raids Actions Taken: Promised to end economic troubles, strikes, and riots Invaded Ethiopia Worked with Germany to provide aid to Franco’s rebellion in Spain http://www.earthstation1.com/WWIIPics/Italy/Mussolini/MussoliniSemi-Profile.jpg
Germany Dictator: Philosophy/Ideology: Characteristics: Actions Taken: Adolf Hitler Philosophy/Ideology: Fascism (Nazism) Characteristics: Extreme German nationalism Aryan racial superiority Expansion through military conquest Actions Taken: Set up a one-party state, persecuted opponents Created jobs through military spending and construction of highways Expanded Germany’s military Expanded Germany’s borders through diplomacy and threats http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2158911/2159086/2159087/070221_CL_HitlerEX.jpg
Spain Dictator: Philosophy/Ideology: Characteristics: Actions Taken: Francisco Franco Philosophy/Ideology: Fascism Characteristics: Nationalist military dictatorship Tight government control Actions Taken: Began and won the Spanish Civil War against the Republicans Solicited German aid for the bombing of Guernica (civilian target) http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/hist/jpetropoulos/church/rachelpage/franco.jpg