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Bellringer. List at least 2 characteristics of Italy!. How did the US governments’s role in the economy change as a result of the Great Depression?. A. The federal gov’t had a diminished role in regulated economic activity.
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Bellringer • List at least 2 characteristics of Italy!
How did the US governments’s role in the economy change as a result of the Great Depression? • A. The federal gov’t had a diminished role in regulated economic activity. • B. The federal gov’t maintained the role it had in economic matters before the Great Depression. • C. The federal gov’t expanded its role in regulating economic activity & promoting economic growth. • D. The federal gov’t transferred its role in economic affairs over to the state gov’t
How did the US governments’s role in the economy change as a result of the Great Depression? • A. The federal gov’t had a diminished role in regulated economic activity. • B. The federal gov’t maintained the role it had in economic matters before the Great Depression. • C. The federal gov’t expanded its role in regulating economic activity & promoting economic growth. • D. The federal gov’t transferred its role in economic affairs over to the state gov’t
Ms. Susan M. Pojer & Ms. Lisa Christy HGHS HHHS ItalianFascism
Fascism • Glorifies the state above the individual • Emphasizes the need for a strong central government led by a dictator
Characteristics of Fascism • 1. Subordination to the state • Complete obedience to the government
Characteristics of Fascism • 2. Militarism • Strong military = strong country • Glamorized
Characteristics of Fascism • 3. Identification of enemies • Need to eliminate perceived threats • Communists, Liberals, Socialists, • Capitalists, Ethnic/Religious minorities “The scum of the earth, I believe” “The bloody assassin of the workers, I presume”
Characteristics of Fascism • 4. Dislike for the Arts & Intellectuals • Open hostility toward higher education • Free expression attacked
Characteristics of Fascism • 5. Fake election • Complete sham/manipulation
Why Italy? • Inflation grew • Agricultural workers staged strikes • Middle class feared a Communist takeover • Wanted more land from the peace settlement of WWI
Benito Mussolini(1883-1945) • Victor Emmanuel III (King) made Mussolini the prime minister • outlawed all other political parties • created a secret police • controlled all media • fascist youth groups, military activities & values
Italian Fascist Propaganda: Education • School children: “Hail to Italy; hail to Mussolini.” • New Textbooks emphasized: • The glorious past of the ancient Romans. • The limitations imposed by geography and the West. • The imperial destiny of Italy’s future