1. What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?
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What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?

2. Fascism rises in Europe
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3. Fascism Rises in Italy
Emphasizes loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader
Extreme form of nationalism
Rising inflation and unemployment
Italy wanted strong leader
1919: Benito Mussolini founds Fascist Party
1922: Marches on Rome and demands to be put in charge
King agrees – Mussolini becomes Il Duce (leader)

5. Hitler Rises to Power Served in WWI
1919: Joins the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi)
Nazism = German form of fascism
Becomes der Führer of the Nazi Party

6. Mein Kampf Means “My Struggle”
Claimed Germans were Aryans (master race)
Vowed to undo the TOV
Declared Germany needed more lebensraum (living space)

7. Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Turns Germany into totalitarian state
1934: SS (Schutzstaffel) arrested/murdered enemies
Gestapo (secret police) shocked people into obedience
Command economy
Propaganda, censorship, and children forced to join Hitler Youth or League of German Girls

8. War on Jews Anti-Semitism key part of Nazi ideology
Used as scapegoats for Germany’s problems
1933: Nuremberg Laws
November 9, 1938: Kristallnacht or “Night of the Broken Glass”

13. Assignment:
You are to write a three paragraph letter to Hitler asking him to stop his ruthless tactics OR write a three paragraph newspaper article about Hitler
You must use the following keywords. Underline each word as you use it:
Adolf Hitler
Nazism
Mein Kampf
lebensraum
Germany
Fuhrer
For letter option: Must be in letter format
For newspaper option: Must have a title
War
Jews
Kristallnacht
Power