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A. Totalitarianism – Government
controlled by a single person that
controls every aspect of life
(Dictator)
1. WWI left Italy in economic
chaos.
2. Mussolini came forward with threats &
promise of change.
3. Established the Fascist Party.
a) Preached nation & race above
individual.
b) Gained support through fear
(Blackshirts) & promises
4. Brought energy & hope to Italian society.
5. Restored Italian power in the
Mediterranean through the invasion of
Ethiopia.
1. Hitler was a disgruntled
German war veteran of WWI
2. Took advantage of German depression
to take power
a) 10 million were unemployed
b) German military was dismantled &
had large payments to the Allies after
WWI
3. Took National Socialist German Workers
Party & turned it into the Nazi Party
a) Believed that the elimination of the
social classes would unite Germany
b) Believed that the Jews were to
blame for all of Germany’s problems
4. Nazi party becomes most powerful party
in 1932
5. Hitler comes to power as Chancellor in
January, 1933
A. Persuaded President to
suspend most of German civil
rights.
B. False promises & threats of violence
gave him power to make laws without
consent
C. Demanded that all members of the
military pledge allegiance to him
D. When President Hindenberg died, Hitler
abolished the office of President
1. Declared himself Fuhrer (Supreme
Leader) of the Third Reich
E. Defied the Treaty of Versailles & rebuilt
the military
A. German & Italy
formed an allegiance
with goal of expanding
their borders
B. 1938, Hitler declared Austria part of
Germany & sent troops to Vienna
C. 1938, Hitler moved into the
Sudetenland part of Czechoslovakia
D. England & France dealt with Hitler
through a policy of appeasement
1. Gave into his demands to keep
peace
A. August 23, 1939, Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviets
B. Hitler invaded Poland with a swift, allout attack
1. Blitzkrieg – Lightening war
C. Great Britain & France had pledged to
defend Poland & declared war on
Germany
A. Invaded Manchuria, China to increase
it’s borders
B. Japan tried to down play calling it the “
China incident”
1. Tens of 1000’s of Chinese were
killed
A. Congress passed the Neutrality Acts
1. Neutrality Acts – Prohibited the sale
of weapons to nations at war & tried
to keep US citizens from traveling on
ships belonging to warring countries
a. Countries had to pay cash for
non- military goods