Aggression In Europe The rise of two Dictators Hitler and Mussolini

The Great Depression (1929) Begins on Tuesday October 29 th, 1929 in USA –stock market collapses U.S. economic collapse follows => unemployment reaches 25%! End Result: –European countries were just beginning to recover from WWI –The weak U.S. economy spread to the GLOBAL economy. –Japanese Economy begins to suffer –Germany became less stable

Food Lines & Hoovervilles

March Towards World War II Treaty of Versailles Hyperinflation Germany ( ) Weimar Republic Stalin rules USSR Great Depression Mussolini takes power ( 1922) Hitler writes Mein Kampf Hitler Becomes Chancellor Russian Revolution

The Great Depression helps Hitler gain power Nazi party gains 143 seats in Reichstag Nazi party is largest German political party Hitler joins the NAZI political party in 1920 (National Socialist German Worker’s Party)

March Towards World War II Treaty of Versailles Hyperinflation Germany ( ) Weimar Republic Stalin rules USSR Great Depression Mussolini takes power ( 1922) Hitler writes Mein Kampf Hitler Becomes Chancellor Russian Revolution

Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany 1933 Reading…. 5 Reasons Hitler Rose to Power

Hitler Establishes Power (1933) Demanded absolute power for 4 years Banned all other political parties SS or protection squad was created –Began to murder his enemies

Hitler uses Propaganda Turned press, radio, literature into propaganda tools Books were burned that did not conform to Nazi beliefs Churches forbidden to criticize the Gov’t

Mein Kampf Reading

Hitler Video

ITALY (in 1919) 1919 Many Economic problems –High unemployment, inflation –Italy disappointed/angry over World War I peace treaty Upper & Middle class feared a Communist Revolution –Russian Revolution had inspired some socialist revolutionaries Benito Mussolini founded Fascist Party –Government was a constitutional monarchy –Mussolini argued for new Government

Mussolini’s Black Shirts

Mussolini “IL Duce” Mussolini takes power legally in 1922 –King & Parliament granted dictatorial rule for one year Felt Democratic Government unable to deal with economic crisis Mussolini promised strong leadership & change –Outlawed elections & rival political parties

Benito Mussolini Never had complete control like Hitler or Stalin

Fascism vs. Communism Both extreme forms of Nationalism –Required rule of one party Both used propaganda & secret police Fascism did not seek a classless society “Everything in the State, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.” Mussolini 1926

COMMUNISM (Dictatorial Socialism) Political Freedom DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM FASCISM (Dictatorial Capitalism) Political Control Economic Control Economic Freedom

What is Fascism Primary Source written 1932