1. World War II Looms: Dictators Threaten World Peace
Introductory Question: What were the causes of WWI? Would WWII have some of the same causes? Explain.

3. Joseph Stalin Nation: Soviet Union Political System: Communism
Political Movement and Beliefs:
*Communism should be spread throughout the world by workers’ revolutions
* state ownership of property
* eventual rule by the working class
Aggressive Actions of the 20s-30s
*collectivism of agriculture = government controls farms
*industrialization of the nation
* the Great Purge = executing all those who oppose the government (8 – 13 million)

4. Benito Mussolini Nation: Italy Political System: fascism
Political Movement and Beliefs:
*Extreme nationalism
*militaristic expansionism
*strong centralized govt.
*private property & businesses allowed, but under strict govt. control
*anti-communism
Aggressive Actions of the 20s-30s
* Comes to power through “March on Rome”
* Part of the Rome-Berlin
Axis Pact
* Invades Ethiopia

6. African Americans Support Ethiopians
“We can never forget the help Ethiopia received from Negro Americans during the terrible crisis It moved me to know that Americans of African descent did not abandon their embattled brothers, but stood by us.” (Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia)