The Rise of Fascism PPT NOTES

Totalitarianism

 Form of ______based on an ______of total control by the ______or ______party

 Goal is to ______all aspects of ______and ______life

 Personal ______are limited thought the use of ______, ______, and ______

 Society’s resources and the means of production are controlled by the ______

 ______and communism are examples of ______systems, however, historically the two are hostile to one another

Fascism

 ______started in ______in 1919 under ______and survived until he was deposed during ______

 The harsh peace imposed after ______also contributed to the ______of fascism in ______.

 Definition

o A type of ______government based on a ______political ideology that promotes extreme loyalty to the ______and is characterized by centralized ______leadership and complete control of all aspects of life by the ______.

 Characteristics

o ______leaders exploit ______difference to maintain power; ______and dissenters are often persecuted if they speak out.

o Fascism and ______are characterized by strong ______feelings

o Fascism is usually ruled by a ______

Totalitarianism: Italy

 Economy was ______due to WWI and global depression

 ______arose due to unemployment and fear of ______

 Benito ______sought to unite ______under ______and become prime minister in ______.

 Mussolini unified various ______groups under the idea of creating a ______Italy

 Once in power, Mussolini crushed all ______and took control of _____ aspects of life within Italy with the help his “______”  Mussolini was ______that Italy needed a ______in order to become a world empire, in 1935 he invaded and conquered ______.

 Benito Mussolini

o ______of Fascism and leader of ______from 1922-1943

o Allied with ______and Japan in WWII

Totalitarianism: Germany

 The harsh peace imposed after WWI made ______appealing in Germany

 ______became its leading spokesman though the ______(Nazi) Party.

 By ______Hitler was effectively dictator of ______

 Once Hitler rose to power he began to remove ______.

 The ______and SS (Schetzstaffeln) combine to police Germany

 Hitler and the SS worked to create a German Reich in central Europe with the goal of ______control of territory ______.

 Hitler ______the people of Germany by the ______of minority groups that were “polluting” the German nation

 Adolf Hitler

o Appointed himself Fuehrer in ______in Germany and began to remove opposition and threats

o Hitler then invaded ______in 1941

o Launched “Final Solution to the ______Question” in 1942

o He committed ______in a bunker in Berlin at the end of WWII

o As many as ______million died as a result of Hitler’s actions

Hideki Tojo

 Japanese prime minister during ______

 Held extreme ______views and supporter of ______Germany

 Ordered attach on ______on Dec. 1941 and officially brought ______into WWII

 After fall of ______in July 1944, he resigned from office and tried to commit suicide before being arresting by the US in 1945

 Survived, nursed back to health, tried as ______, executed in Dec. 1948

Becoming a Fascist Dictator  Both ______and ______both rose to power by promoting ______, territorial expansion and ______unity.

 They became ______by delivering charismatic speeches that played on public ______and sympathies

VIDEO NOTES

Write down things you notice about how each dictator speaks and appeals to the crowd. Need at least 3.

Mussolini:

Hitler: