Communism, Fascism, and Nazism were forms of government that aimed to control citizens and society. Communism called for common ownership and a classless society. Fascism granted complete control to the government over citizens' lives. Nazism similarly sought total control but excluded those not of German descent. Key leaders were Vladimir Lenin for Communism, Benito Mussolini for Fascism, and Adolf Hitler for Nazism. While these ideologies aimed for control, only remnants remain of their systems today.

1. Communism, Fascism, and Nazism

2. Communism, Fascism, and Nazismwere three types of government systems that intended to make life better for the people.

4. What is Communism?

5. Communism ideology is based on common ownership of the means of production.

7. What is Fascism?

8. Fascism ideology states that government has complete control over all people and their lives.

10. What is Nazism?

11. Nazism is a dictatorship where the government has complete control over its people and products excluding everyone not of the German race.

12. How are they similar?

13. Communism They believed that if there was freedom for them and no government or class differences, they could all live in harmony.

14. Russia in 1917The Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution took charge. This was the starting point of Soviet Marxism and the beginning of modern communism.

15. The Bolsheviks adopted the name of the Communist Party and the socialist policies they named under Leninism. In the early 1920’s, the Soviet Union was formed and their program of communism held, developing a harmonious classless society.

16. FascismA governmental ideology that combined the elements of totalitarian, nationalism, militarism, and anti-Communism. It was opposed to socialism, liberalism, democracy and individualism. Basically, fascism was that the government had all authority and governed and controlled every single person in the country.

17. of Benito MussoliniFascism was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. It was the system of government that exercised a dictatorship of the extreme right

18. Nazism. Nazism is very similar to fascism; some even say it is a particular form of fascism. Nazism is anti-Communistic and is opposed to democracy.

20. How are they different?

21. Who were the key leaders?

22. CommunismVladimir Lenin

23. FascismBenitoMussolini

24. NazismAdolfHitler

25. Where are they now?

26. Communism

27. Fascism

28. Nazism