HistoryPart1: No minimum wordsDiscussion 1: The Rise of Communism and Fascism Compare and contrast the two types of authoritarian governments that arose after 1917, that is, communism and fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their accomplishments, and their failures? What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.Discussion 2: Nationalism and the Treaty of Versailles What were reasons that led to the ultimate failure of the Treaty of Versailles? What were the challenges facing the newly-formed League of Nations, and why was it so difficult to form a lasting agreement that would prevent another war? Elaborate. Discussion: The Rise of Fascism, World War II and the Holocaust Analyze Adolph Hitler's rise to power and the policies he used to rule Germany. The following statement was taken from a contemporary account of Germany in 1939: "Though the Fuhrer's anti-Semitic program furnished the National Socialist party in the first instances with a nucleus and a rallying-cry, it was swept into office by two things with which the 'Jewish Problem' did not have the slightest connection. On the one side was economic distress and the revulsion against Versailles: on the other, chicanery and intrigue...Hitler and his party promised the unhappy Germans a new heaven and a new earth, coupled with the persecution of the Jews. Unfortunately, a new heaven and earth cannot be manufactured to order. But a persecution of the Jews can..." How do you interpret this contemporary account of the persecution of people who are Jewish? Elaborate. Part 2: Minimum 900 wordsCase Study:  Imperialism and Exploitation IntroductionThe exploitation of colonial resources and indigenous labor was one of the key elements in the success of imperialism. Such exploitation was a result of the prevalent ethnocentrism of the time and was justified by the unscientific concept of social Darwinism, which praised the characteristics of white Europeans and inaccurately ascribed negative characteristics to indigenous peoples. A famous poem of the time by Rudyard Kipling, White Man's Burden, called on imperial powers, and particularly the U.S., which the poem was directed at, to take up the mission of civilizing these "savage" peoples. InstructionsRead the poem at the following link: · Link (website): White Man’s Burden (Rudyard Kipling) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. After reading the poem, address the following in a case study analysis: · Define social Darwinism in your own words. · Analyze the motivations and consequences that Kipling presents for undertaking the "White Man's Burden." · What specific examples of ethnocentrism can you identify? · Were the "Half-devil and half-child" peoples truly uncivilized? Case Study: Mobilizing the Masses Introduction Adolph Hitler was a charismatic figure with remarkable oratory skills that he was able to use to unify the German people under his leadership by appealing to .

1. HistoryPart1: No minimum wordsDiscussion 1: The Rise of
Communism and Fascism
Compare and contrast the two types of authoritarian
governments that arose after 1917, that is, communism and
fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their
accomplishments, and their failures? What accounts for the fact
that the masses mobilized to support these movements?
Elaborate.Discussion 2: Nationalism and the Treaty of
Versailles
What were reasons that led to the ultimate failure of the Treaty
of Versailles? What were the challenges facing the newly-
formed League of Nations, and why was it so difficult to form a
lasting agreement that would prevent another war? Elaborate.
Discussion: The Rise of Fascism, World War II and the
Holocaust
Analyze Adolph Hitler's rise to power and the policies he used
to rule Germany. The following statement was taken from a
contemporary account of Germany in 1939:
"Though the Fuhrer's anti-Semitic program furnished the
National Socialist party in the first instances with a nucleus and
a rallying-cry, it was swept into office by two things with which
the 'Jewish Problem' did not have the slightest connection. On
the one side was economic distress and the revulsion against
Versailles: on the other, chicanery and intrigue...Hitler and his
party promised the unhappy Germans a new heaven and a new
earth, coupled with the persecution of the
Jews. Unfortunately, a new heaven and earth cannot be
manufactured to order. But a persecution of the Jews can..."
How do you interpret this contemporary account of the
persecution of people who are Jewish? Elaborate.
Part 2: Minimum 900 wordsCase Study: Imperialism and
Exploitation
IntroductionThe exploitation of colonial resources and
indigenous labor was one of the key elements in the success of

2. imperialism. Such exploitation was a result of the prevalent
ethnocentrism of the time and was justified by the unscientific
concept of social Darwinism, which praised the characteristics
of white Europeans and inaccurately ascribed negative
characteristics to indigenous peoples. A famous poem of the
time by Rudyard Kipling, White Man's Burden, called on
imperial powers, and particularly the U.S., which the poem was
directed at, to take up the mission of civilizing these "savage"
peoples.
InstructionsRead the poem at the following link:
· Link (website): White Man’s Burden (Rudyard Kipling) (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.
After reading the poem, address the following in a case study
analysis:
· Define social Darwinism in your own words.
· Analyze the motivations and consequences that Kipling
presents for undertaking the "White Man's Burden."
· What specific examples of ethnocentrism can you identify?
· Were the "Half-devil and half-child" peoples truly
uncivilized?
Case Study: Mobilizing the Masses
Introduction
Adolph Hitler was a charismatic figure with remarkable oratory
skills that he was able to use to unify the German people under
his leadership by appealing to their sense of grievance over the
outcome of WWI and the resulting conditions in Germany in the
intervening period as well as to their pride in their nation and
its history.
Instructions
Read Hitler’s speech at the following link:
· Link (website): Berlin: Proclamation to the German
Nation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Address the following in a case study analysis:
· What factors, both internal and external, does Hitler blame
Germany's problems on?

3. · In what ways does he appeal to the nationalism of the German
people?
· What actions does he suggest that portend the measures that
Germany will take in the coming decade, resulting in WWII and
the Holocaust?
· As a German, not knowing the measures that Germany will
take and suffering from the conditions Hitler describes, how
would you respond to this speech?