1. Think for a moment and discuss with someone next to you…
Is there anyone in your life you would consider to be a dictator?
What makes you think of them as a dictator?
How do you feel about them? What emotions do you have toward this person(s)?

2. Rise of Dictators
Ch. 24 & 25
World War 2 Unit

3. Contributing Factors
Treaty of Versailles (ended WW1)
Left Germany in financial ruin
Germans wanted to be powerful again
Great Depression
Weakened democratic governments across the globe
People wanted new, more effective governments

4. Fascism Communism New political ideas Govt. of extreme nationalism
Nation’s needs are more important than the people’s
Strong leader/dictator is needed
Build up military; expand territory
Communism
Wealth is distributed equally
Well being of the community is more important than the individual

5. Italian fascist leader Destroyed Italian democracy
Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist leader
First major Fascist ruler in Europe
Destroyed Italian democracy
Promised to return Italy to the glory of the Roman Empire

6. Communist leader of the Soviet Union (Russia)
Joseph Stalin
Communist leader of the Soviet Union (Russia)
Replaced Vladimir Lenin, father of Communist Russia
Gained power through force and brutality

7. Japanese leader of a militaristic dictatorship
Emperor Hirohito
Japanese leader of a militaristic dictatorship
Leader by heredity (family lineage)
Military leaders made most of the decisions

8. Leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler
Leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party
Nazi Party
Fascist beliefs
Rose to power by force and public support
Promises of a better Germany

9. Fascism v. communism

10. Quick Review
What caused the rise of dictators in the lead-up to World War 2?
Which two countries had fascist governments preceding the start of World War 2?
What type of government did Joseph Stalin lead in Russia (Soviet Union)?
What type of government did Emperor Hirohito lead in Japan?
How did fascists and communists feel about each other?
Great Depression and the Treaty of Versailles
Italy and Germany
Communist
Militaristic dictatorship
Hated each other