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3/17/2015
I/O – Examine the critical facets of Fascism as a political ideology.
Key Question: What are the similarities of Fascism, and Totalitarian Communism under Stain?
CCS: 2;5 Homework: Extra Credit: Burnt by the
Sun analysis.
Global: 3/18/2015
I/O – Introduce the Primary Characteristics of Fascism: New Document: “Will to Power”
Key Question: Write about a time that you struggled with a task. What “forces” made it difficult? How did you deal with the struggle? What was the result?
Key Terms: Fascism; Will to Power Homework #1: Document analysis: Due
Monday – Writing Lab session today or tomorrow = 10% bonus on the Homework.
Extra Credit: for Thursday!!! “Burnt by the Sun” analysis.
God is
Dead
Impact?
Proof?
What’s Next?
Questions?
Rise of Fascism In Italy, after WWI (1918)
ended, demand for goods declined
Italian veterans were unable to find jobs & were disillusioned
Italy had lost 600,000 troops in WWI, but received little territory that had been promised
Great social unrest in Italy 1918-1922, land seizures by peasants & huge labor strikes
Map of Italy
Rise of Benito Mussolini (b.1883-1945)
Was a WWI vet angry w/ Italy’s poor condition.
He became a leader of a new political movement called Fascism.
Mussolini created a Fascist gang called the Black Shirts which sought to take control over Italy
Conditions for Fascism in Italy:
1. Poor Italian economy 1918-1922 2. Fear of Communism in Italy –
many wealthy land & factory owners feared a Bolshevik takeover
3. Italy not honored in Treaty of Versailles w/ land
4. Italian vet’s feel service was for nothing
Fascists supported…. The middle & upper
classes Dictatorship &
authority using militancy
Protection of private property
Use of violence, intimidation, & WAR
Extreme nationalism – Italian nation is strongest
Imperial expansion, conquer the weaker
Benito Mussolini
The Rise of Fascism
Fascists were… Anti-Democratic Anti-Parliamentary Anti-Semitic Anti-Liberal Anti-Communist (Bolshevik)
Mussolini Quotes
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.”
“The truth is that men are tired of liberty.”
Fascists opposed….
Symbolism is critical in a Totalitarian Regime
Notice the power of the symbol to the Right
Fascism means bundle of sticks wrapped around and
AX, symbol of Authority from Roman times
March on Rome – October 1922
March on Rome (October, 1922): Mussolini & Black Shirts march on Rome in show of force
Italian King, Emanuel did nothing to stop Mussolini & Blackshirts
Mussolini was recognized as legitimate leader of Italy by 1922
Black Shirts in Mussolini’s gang march
on Rome 1922
Mussolini, The Duce (leader)
October 29, 1922, Mussolini to become PM of Italy
BM becomes dictator in Nov. 1922. End of democracy This is done legally! 1 party dictatorship
Propaganda & Censorship
Mussolini shutdown Newspapers, political opponents were killed or jailed, & labor unions silenced
Propaganda used through the media Radio Newsreel newspapers
How is this propaganda?
Fascist Propaganda in Italy
Rise of Fascism
Mussolini’s Goals:
Reclaim glory of Roman Empire Invades Ethiopia in
1935 Allies w/ Hitler &
Germany & Japan Anti communist
pact Axis Power in
WWII
The Lateran Treaty
The Fascist Family
The Fascists encouraged the development of large families.
Emphasis on Physical Fitness
Gli Ebrei in Italia (1937) Provided the
intellectual premise for the 1938 racial laws.
Attacked Jews for: Their alleged Zionist
sympathies. Their championing of
degenerate avante-garde cultural expressions.
For their doubtful loyalty to the Fascist regime and its imperial claims.
Mussolini Was Hitler’s Role Model
Quiz #1: Italian Fascism
Fascism
What conditions in Italy helped to promote Fascism?
What are Fascists against?
How does Mussolini
Gain Power?
How is fascism different
from Communism
?
The Rise of Nazism Homework # 5 – Analysis of the 25 Points
and selections from Mein Kamph – Copy... For the 25 Points:
Give three examples of Hitler expressing a desire for German “Self-Determination”
Give three examples of Hitler’s desire to a have the state control critical aspects of German Life.
Mein Kampf selection: What has the Aryan Race accomplished? Give Two examples of Hitler’s assessment
of the Jews.
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