Presentation about the conditions in Europe that led to the rise of Fascist leaders, and also a comparison between fascism and communism

1. Presentation 6 and 7
Antonio Obregón Martinez
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2. What were the conditions in Europe that led to the rise
of Fascist Readers such as Mussolini and Hitler?
Compare and contrast Fascism and Communism

3. During the 1920s America was the wealthiest
country in the world. Reasons:
 Hire-purchase
 Stock on margin

4.  Drop on stock prices
 On 1932, it was at its worst

5.  Had built up her economy on American loans.
 By 1932, the unemployment in Germany had
reached over 6 million

6.  France and Britain were still recovering from
the devastation of the WWI
 France had more self-sufficient economy than
Britain.

7.  Other reason is the Treaty of Versailles
 Also there was an anti-communism hysteria

8.  Right-wing political ideology. Strong emphasis
on Nationalism
 Leads: Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Franciso
Franco

9.  He started this party.
 Made himself called “Il Duce”
 Massive use of propaganda to grow in the
nation

10.  Used many of Mussolini’s strategies
 Extremely nationalist, used of propaganda and
terror
 Extreme racism againts the Jews
 Wanted to delevop an Aryan racial state to
dominate Europe

12.  The League of Nations was intended to resolve
international disputes peacefully
 The only two countries in the League that
could have provided any military might were
Britain and France and both had been severely
depleted strength-wise in World War One and
could not provide the League with the backing
it needed.

13.  The USRR was on a war communism.
 It is introduced by Lenin

14.  He created a totalitarian regime that
collectivize agriculture and emphasized the
central control of the government

15.  The idea of “Totalitarianism”

16.  Fascism: a domestic politic
 Communism: an economic politic