WORLD HISTORY/CULTURES CHAPTER 18 SECTION 3- RISE OF FASCIST DICTATORS

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WORLD HISTORY/CULTURES CHAPTER 18 SECTION 3-
RISE OF FASCIST DICTATORS
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• PROBLEMS
• ITALY
• 1. Italians outraged that the Paris Peace talks
  had not given them huge portions of territory
  from Central Powers.
• 2. Veterans found no work.
• 3. Workers went on strike seized factories.
• 4. Peasants seized land.

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• GERMANY
• 1. Weimer Republic disliked by people.
• 2. Financial debt due to war reparations.
• 3. Workers on strike.
• 4. Inflation leading to depression.

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• RISE OF MUSSOLINI
• 1. 1919 Fascist party formed by Mussolini.
• 2. 1920 Mussolini supports workers strikes
  and peasant revolts.
• 3. 1922 forms Blackshirts, secret police, who
  use force to achieve Mussolini's goals.
• 4. Oct. 1922, Fascist march on Rome. In fear,
  King names Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy.

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• RISE OF MUSSOLINI cont
• 5. 1924 using force Mussolini Fascists win
  majority of seats in Parliament.
• 6. Mussolini names self Il Duce, The Leader.
• 7. Reorganizes the government in a
  "corporate" state.
• 8. Goal is to make Italy a great power again.

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• RISE OF MUSSOLINI cont
• 9. Majority of Italians supported him
• a. prevented a Communist revolution
• b. brought order to the nation
• c. solved unemployment
• d. rekindled the feeling of nationalism

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• RISE OF HITLER
• 1919 Weimer Republic government established
  after WWI.
• 1920s Hitler becomes leader of Nazi Party
  organizes "Brownshirts".
• 1923 Hitler arrested for attempting to organize
  revolt against Weimer government.
• In prison he writes Mein Kampf.
• Blames Jews and Communists for German defeat in
  WWI.
• Claims Germans are "The Master Race.
• 1929 Depression hits and he promises to end
  unemployment and build military

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• RISE OF HITLER cont
• 1930 Nazi Party wins majority seats in
  legislature.
• 1933 Hitler names himself Chancellor.
• Goal Create a Totalitarian State.
• Consolidates rule
• bans all parties but Nazi.
• takes control of labor unions industry.
• silenced clergy and controlled churches.

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• RISE OF HITLER cont
• 1934 Night of Long Knives" - turns on
  Brownshirts and had hundreds killed.
• THIRD REICH (name he gives life government)
• Took title of Fuhrer (The leader)
• Ignored Treaty of Versailles and mobilized
  country.
• Used propaganda to indoctrinate people,
• Hitler Youth - 6-18 year olds molded into Nazis.

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• THE HOLOCAUST
• 1935 Nuremberg Laws-
• Jews lost citizenship and rights.
• Lost right to hold public office.
• Children barred from school.
• Jewish businesses destroyed

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• THE HOLOCAUST cont
• 1938 Kristallnacht
• Jews attacked on streets.
• Homes and businesses vandalized.
• Jews arrested.

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• THE HOLOCAUST cont
• 1940s Jews forced to wear yellow Star of David
  and forced into ghettoes.
• Warsaw Ghetto in Poland-largest
• 1941 Germans invade Russia and begin mass murder
  of Jews.
• 1942 Final Solution
• Rounded up Jews throughout Europe and transported
  to death camps.
• 1945 Allies liberate death camps.