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PACT OF STEEL LEADERS. LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY: Felt Germany had been humiliated by the treaty; wanted revenge. HITLER. FAMILY WEALTH Middle class Father was a government official Mother was a housewife. HITLER. FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI
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LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY: • Felt Germany had been humiliated by the treaty; wanted revenge HITLER
FAMILY WEALTH • Middle class • Father was a government official • Mother was a housewife HITLER
FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI • Artist – applied for art school but was rejected because he could only draw landscapes. HITLER
MILITARY GOALS • Build up military by ignoring treaty • Take over government • Create the Nazi Party HITLER
VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS • Believed in nationalism; controlled people through fear and terror so that there are few individual rights HITLER
TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN • Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, Danzig HITLER
QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY • Strong & well trained • Well equipped for war; access to technology • Used secret police to carry out questionable assignments HITLER
SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD • Captivating & Charismatic • Utilized propaganda and fan faire to draw in German people HITLER
RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE • Blamed Jewish media for premature armistice at the closing of WWII. • Further blamed wealthy Jewish population for scandal during Depression HITLER
PUBLIC APPEARANCES • Often, Elaborate • Used mass media • Controlled access to information to bolster public appearance of strength HITLER
WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER • Hitler did not send military aid to Japan • Hitler always stayed loyal to Mussolini because there was never any conflict of interest. • Mussolini certainly the weaker partner HITLER
LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH VERSAILLES TREATY • Not happy, Felt cheated • Because Italy joined the Allies late, the Fiume Region was not awarded to them at Versailles. MUSSOLINI
FAMILY WEALTH • Father was a blacksmith, mother was a school teacher • Lower middle class MUSSOLINI
FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI • Newspaper Editor MUSSOLINI
MILITARY GOALS • Institute a Fascist Government and unite the Italian Peninsula MUSSOLINI
VIEWS ON NATINALIMS VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS • Wanted a Fascist Government • “Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state” • Few Individual Rights MUSSOLINI
TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN • Fiume, Dalmatia, Ethiopia, Albania, Egypt, Greece MUSSOLINI
QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF THE ARMY • Weapons were outdated and in poor condition • Boasted that he had 10 million soldiers MUSSOLINI
SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD • Powerful MUSSOLINI
RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE • Wasn’t bothered by them MUSSOLINI
PUBLIC APPEARANCES • Appeared publicly often • Organized marches to put the power of the Italian government on display. MUSSOLINI
WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER • Didn’t inform Hitler when he was going to invade a territory, caused Hitler to delay his military plans • Hitler was often cleaning up the errors that Mussolini created MUSSOLINI
LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY • Angry, felt cheated because they couldn’t have territory in China • Felt ignored by the European Powers and left Versailles early. HIROHITO
FAMILY WEALTH • Emperor – distinct from other leaders of the era HIROHITO
FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI • Emperor HIROHITO
MILITARY GOALS • Desired to become the eclipsing power in the Eastern Hemisphere • Worked toward these goals by instituting militarism and building up their military HIROHITO
VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS • The State Rules HIROHITO
TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN • China, Korea, Manchuria, Philippines, Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, East Indies HIROHITO
QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY • Well trained and strong • Dedication to goals of Military and State are very strong! HIROHITO
SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD • Awkward and uncomfortable HIROHITO
RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE • none HIROHITO
PUBLIC APPEARANCES • Very rare • Not necessary, the support of the population wasn’t something that he had to harness as an emperor. HIROHITO
WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER • Acted at Pearl Harbor without Hitler’s prior knowledge • Did not send military aid to Hitler when fighting against Russia HIROHITO