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Good Morning  Bell-Ringer Pick up a magazine (or article) and questions from the front. Read the article and an

Good Morning  Bell-Ringer Pick up a magazine (or article) and questions from the front. Read the article and answer the questions. DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET! . Chapter 31, Section 3 “Fascism Rises in Europe” . Fascism’s Rise in Italy A. Fascism

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  1. Good Morning  Bell-Ringer Pick up a magazine (or article) and questions from the front. Read the article and answer the questions. DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET!

  2. Chapter 31, Section 3 “Fascism Rises in Europe”

  3. Fascism’s Rise in Italy A. Fascism 1. militant movement that emphasized loyalty to the state & obedience to its leader 2. extreme nationalism 3. nations must struggle 4. pledged loyalty to authoritarian leader 5. similar to communism a. denied individual rights b. state was supreme 6. different than communism a. not a classless society Benito Mussolini

  4. Characteristics of Fascism • Basic Principles: • Authoritarianism • State more important than the individual • Charismatic leader • Action oriented • Economic: • Economic functions controlled by state corporations or the state • Political: • Nationalist • Racist (Nazism) • One-party rule • Supreme leader • Cultural: • Censorship • Indoctrination • Secret police • Social: • Supported by middle class, industrialists, military • Chief Examples: • Italy • Spain • Germany

  5. B. Mussolini Takes Control (Italy) 1. upset about Paris Peace Conference 2. rising inflation & unemployment 3. Benito Mussolini a. promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy & rebuilding armed forces b. founded Fascist Party in 1919 c. took power “legally” C. Il Duce’s (the leader) Leadership 1. abolished democracy 2. outlawed all political parties, except the Fascists 3. secret police jailed his opponents 4. broadcasted or published only Fascist info 5. outlawed strikes 6. allied with industrialists & large landowners

  6. Hitler Rises to Power in Germany A. The Rise of the Nazis 1. National Socialists German Workers’ Party (Nazi for short) a. overturn Treaty of Versailles b. combat communism c. formed a German brand of Fascism, called Nazism 1. swastika as symbol 2. private militia, Brown Shirts 2. Hitler chosen der Fϋhrer, or leader 3. Hitler imprisoned for attempt to seize power in Munich a. wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle) 1. set forth beliefs & goals for Germany 2. called “Aryans” the “master race” 4. ignored by most Germans until Great Depression a. citizens turned to Hitler, hoping for security & firm leadership

  7. Hitler Becomes Chancellor A. The Fϋrher is Supreme 1. propaganda 2. book burning 3. churches forbidden to criticize Nazi belief 4. Hitler Youth (for boys) & League of German Girls B. Hitler Makes War on the Jews 1. anti-Semitism, or hatred for Jews – key Nazi ideology 2. used as scapegoats for Germany’s troubles since WWI 3. laws deprived Jews of most rights 4. Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) – Nov. 9, 1938 a. Nazis attacked Jews in their homes & on streets b. Destroyed thousands of Jewish-owned buildings

  8. Daily Essential Questions What factors led to the rise of fascism in Italy? 2. Why might Germans have put their faith in Hitler?

  9. Characteristics of Fascism • Basic Principles: • ________________________ • State more important than the individual • ________________________ • Action oriented • Economic: • Economic functions controlled ________________________________________ • Political: • _________________ • _________________ (Nazism) • One-party rule • Supreme leader • Cultural: • _________________ • Indoctrination • Secret police • Social: • Supported by _____________________________________________________ • Chief Examples: • _________________ • _________________ • _________________

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