1. Examining the interwar years and why people embraced the crazy….
Rise of Dictators
Examining the interwar years and why people embraced the crazy….

2. Looking at some “isms”
Totalitarianism: government has complete control over all aspects of society – economy, media, politics, daily life.
One party system
One leader “strong man”
Use of terror

3. Look! Another “ism” get it!
Fascism: the state is more important than the individual
Benito Mussolini rises to power in Italy
Why?
Economic downturn
Fear of communism
Upset with Treaty of Versailles
Similar to totalitarianism
Catholic Church still holds some control

4. Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
People are desperate willing to listen to anyone
Germans saw Hitler as a hero
How does Hitler solve the problems?
Breaking rules of the Treaty of Versailles
Put people back to work
Build up the army
Retake lost territory (German speaking areas)
Blame the Jews

5. WHY?!? Reason  Great Depression
U.S. - Stock Market Crash (1929)
Causes worldwide depression
European countries dependent on U.S. for economic help
Germany’s money is worthless
Hyperinflation
40% of population unemployed

6. Screaming Children How do you solve this?
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Screaming Children How do you solve this?

7. Appeasement How do you stop the screaming baby?
Anything to avoid war – WWI was that bad.
Germany wants to unite all Germans (Remember that Nationalism stuff?
Anschluss – Germany takes Austria
Sudetenland – Pieces of Czechoslovakia given to Germany