1. A Timeline of Events

2. 11/11/1918 – WWI ENDS 1918-1924 – Lenin Rules over Communist USSR 1924 – Lenin Dies…Stalin in Control

3. (WWI winners are USA France England) Germany has to pay $ and land(reparations), NO military Germany accepts blame for WWI A total disgrace for the Germans

4. What is the stock market? In 1929 the Stock Market Crashes….causing… …THE GREAT DEPRESSION How did the US economy crash? Why was the world dependent on the US economy?

5. Because of the depression, people turned to a completely new way of thinking. This new way is TOTALITARIAN and the government is called FASCISM

6. Strong Military Censorship Extreme Nationalism Gov’t controlled economy Strict Discipline Rule by dictator Blind Loyalty to a leader Use of Violence Mussolini – Italy Hitler - Germany

7. Strong Military is necessary because… Censorship is necessary because… Extreme Nationalism is necessary because… Gov’t controlled economy …. Strict Discipline … Rule by dictator … Blind Loyalty to a leader … Use of Violence …