1. Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Franco
Rise of the Dictators
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Franco

2. Fascism promotes nationalism regulates industry suppresses opposition
relies on military power to maintain control
uses propaganda to convince the public that its aims are valid
selects “scapegoats” - groups to blame for the country’s problems

3. Mussolini
July April
Italian
Il Duce

4. Hitler
April April
Austrian born
Fuhrer

5. Franco December 4 1892 - November 20 1975 Spanish
Caudillo de Espana, por la gracia de Dios

6. Stalin December 18 1878 - March 5 1953 Georgian “Man of Steel”
cult of personality

7. Communism
Ideally - a classless state in which all members shared in equal distribution of resources
To eliminate the gap between the poor and the rich