1. Fascism

2. Roman Symbol of Power (The Fascisti=bundle of sticks)

3. Fascist Beliefs Extreme nationalism Only the strong survive
Government directs the economy
Regimentation of society = All citizens become a soldier for the cause
One leader and one political party
Unlike communism, property and social classes have their place

4. Mussolini Italy 1922

5. Marches on Rome and Assumes Power http://www. youtube. com/watch

6. Il Dulce

7. Masculine Aspect of Fascism Play Mussolini youtube

8. Hitler Takes Control Germany 1933-1945
1933 Nazi’s Take Power – Burning of the Reichstag
1934 Enabling Act – complete authority
Puts millions of Germans to work
War on Jews
1935 Nuremberg Laws
1938 Crystal Night
1941 Final Solution

9. Hitler Defies the Treaty

10. Appeasement and the The Destruction of Versailles
1933 Germany starts militarization
1936 Marches on The Rhineland

11. Spanish Civil War 1931- 1939 Republicans- Liberals - Leftist
Nationalists – Fascists- Franco- Till 1975
Communist element destroys unity
Attack on church politically fatal

12. Guernica :1936 Hitler and Mussolini aid Franco

13. Germany Annexes Austria
1938

14. World Drifts Toward War
1930’s Japan steps-up Invasion of china play
Racially Superior in Asia
China = Raw Materials
Rape of Nanjing
USA-Japan Collide in the Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines

15. On The Road To War
Many Germans in The Sudetenland- Hitler Moves to “protect German blood”
And Lebensraum=Living Space

16. The Munich Conference 1938

17. Chamberlain “We have peace in our time”

18. Six Months Later
Hitler rolls in his tanks to take most Czechoslovakia

19. Non Aggression Pact Hitler and Stalin agree not to go war if
Germany invades Poland

20. September Germany Invades Poland
The Blitzkrieg – Lighting War
WWII Begins September 1st England and France declare war on Germany
USA will not enter until Dec 8th 1941
Two and one half years after the war begins

21. Hitler “The Great War lord”
The Conquest of Poland
Hitler, without a threat of the Soviet Union will attack Poland
Stalin will get half of Poland

22. Japan Expands Their Empire

23. The Axis Powers By 1940 Japan, Italy and Germany were allied