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Terms. Fascism- a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce,etc ., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism .
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Terms • Fascism-a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce,etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. • Elite- is a small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth and/or political power. The elite in modern U.S. society consists of the highest ranking members of the corporate community, academia, politicians, media editors, military service personnel, and high-profile journalists. • Communism- a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Terms Cont. • Socialism- any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. Between Communism & Capitalism. • Capitalist Democracy- is a political, economic, and social system and ideology based on a tripartite arrangement of a market-based economy based predominantly on a democratic polity, economic incentives through free markets, fiscal responsibility and a liberal moral-cultural system which encourages pluralism.
Hitler's Rise to Power • Started his political career in 1919, with no previous qualifications • Before joining the army and being awarded the Iron Cross he was a drifter and a artist. (was never promoted in the army because he lacked leadership qualities) • First joined the German Workers Party (tiny group of extreme nationalist anti-Semites) • He took over this party in 1921 and renamed it National Socialist German Workers Party. (Became largest party in Germany within 12 years)
How Did He Gain Power? • He claimed he would run a democratic government • In 1929 the German Economy collapsed because America could not lend it any more money • Thousands of Germans lost their jobs and in the election of 1932 Hitler promised to provide jobs, fix the economy, and make Germans proud again • Political Parties thought they could control Hitler and Paul Von Hindenburg appointed him Chancellor
How Did He Gain Power? • Hitler held new elections and set the Reichstag on fire (blamed it on communists) • Many Germans feared Communists and felt Hitler and Nazi’s could protect them so they voted him into power • Hitler banned other political parties