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Fascism NazismUnit 7, SSWH 17 c
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Fascisms Rise in Italy

• Fascism is new, militant political movement
• Emphasizes nationalism and loyalty to
  authoritarian leader

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Mussolini Takes Control - Il Duce

• Italians want a leader who will take action
• Fascist Party leader, Benito Mussolini, promises
  to rescue Italy
• ? Italian king puts Mussolini in charge of
  government
• ?Mussolini takes firm control of politics and
  economy in Italy

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Hitler Rises to Power in Germany

• Adolf Hitlerobscure political figure in 1920s
  Germany
• NazismGerman brand of fascism (racist)
• ?Hitler becomes Nazi leader, plots to seize
  national power

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• Mein Kampf My StruggleHitlers book detailing
  beliefs, goals
• Hitler believes that Germany needs lebensraum, or
  living space
• Germans turn to Hitler when economy collapses

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Hitler Becomes Chancellor

• Turns Germany into totalitarian state
• Uses brutal tactics to eliminate enemies
• Nazis take command of economy

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der Führer Jews

• Hitler takes control over every aspect of German
  life
• Hitler makes war on the Jews Anti-Semitism
• ?Nazis deprive Jews of rights, promote violence
  against them