1. How Did Totalitarian Regimes Rise to Power in USSR, Italy, Germany, Spain and Japan and Threaten World Peace?
Global History and Geography
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2. Some Changes Worldwide Between the Wars
“Lost Generation” in Arts and Literature
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Worldwide Depression
Economic problem that caused job losses and famine the world caused by:
Less demand for raw materials
Overproduction of manufactured goods
Stock market crash
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Totalitarian Regimes
Joseph Stalin in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
Fascists in Italy under Mussolini
Fascists (Nazis) under Hitler in Germany
Francisco Franco in Spain
Militarist Japan
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4. Stalin's Communist Dictatorship in U.S.S.R.
Joseph Stalin became Soviet Leader in 1924
He consolidated his power by terror & brutality
Exiled Trotsky
Pursued Great Purge: Killed his opponents or exiled them to concentration camps in Siberia
Started a Command Economy to Transform USSR
Industrialization through five-year plans
Collectivization of farms
Established a Totalitarian State
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Elements of Fascism
Censorship by
Govt. of News
Strong military
Extreme
Nationalism
Use of violence
and terror
Fascism
State Control
of Economy
Blind loyalty
to the leader
Strict discipline
Rule by
dictator
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Mussolini In Italy
Italy after WW-I did not get what it wanted
Trade was slow, taxes were high and workers were on strike.
Mussolini gathered the unhappy people around him and established Fascist Party
Promised to end unemployment and gain more land for Italy
Vowed to outlaw rebellion and wipeout communism
He gained power in October 1922 and became Il Duce
As part of his plan to recreate Roman Empire he invaded Ethiopia.
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Nazi Rise to Power
World War I
German War Debts
Loss of German Colonies
Wish for revenge
Weak Govt.
Doubts about Weimer Republic
Political quarrels
Wish to return to strong leader
Economic Problems
inflation
Worldwide Depression
Unemployment
Leadership
Use of Terror & Force
Idea of a Super Race
Shift of blame to minority groups
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8. Hitler gained power in Germany
Became head of National Socialist German Workers (NAZI) party in 1922
In 1933 he was appointed Chancellor of Germany took the title Der Führer
Established a totalitarian state based on the following:
Extreme nationalism
Aryan master race
National expansion
Rebuilt Germany & made it strong.
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9. Rise of Militarists in Japan
Taking advantage of unhappy national feelings militarist gained Japan with following effects:
1931 attack on Chinese province of Manchuria
Withdrawal from the League of Nations
Renewed practice of traditions
Increased honor for emperor
Renewed expansion and efforts to control China
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Fascism in Spain
Spanish Military Under General Francisco Franco Overthrew Republican Government in 1936.
This led to a civil war
Fascist Regimes of Italy and Germany supported Franco.
Soviet Union Supported republicans
The war ended after Franco captured Madrid in 1939
American volunteers went to fight Franco.
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11. American Position in the Conflicts
Nye commission fund out that banks and arms dealers made profit from WW-I
People preferred isolationism
Roosevelt's foreign policy was affected by it.
Reaching out to USSR
Good Neighbor Policy with Latin America
Reciprocal trade Agreement Act
Congress passed series of Neutrality Acts.
After Japanese aggression in China president broke neutrality.
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Homework
Questions 1, 2 and 3 on page 741
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