1. Quick Write
What are the differences and similarities between Fascism and Communism?

2. Fascism in Europe

3. What is Fascism?
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and dictatorial one party rule.
Mussolini
Mussolini

4. Why Fascism?
Many European countries saw fascism, communism, and dictatorship as the only way to survive the economic problems and instability.

5. Communism vs. Fascism Communism Fascism Promote a classless society
One supreme leader
Goal: Spread of communism worldwide
Karl Marx
Allow for different classes to emerge
Goal: Devotion to one’s country (NATIONALISM)
The wills of the country over the people

6. Quick Write
What societal conditions do you think there were that allowed for these Totalitarian regimes to rise in the 1st half of the 20th century.
Quickly describe how they came to power.

7. The Rise of Mussolini in Italy
Benito Mussolini ( )

8. What you will learn:
1.) You will learn the conditions of Italy after WWI that made it ripe for a totalitarian takeover.
2.) You will reinforce your knowledge of fascism.
3.) You will learn about how Benito Mussolini arose to power.
4.) You will learn about his reign as dictator of Fascist Italy.
5.) You will learn about the beginning of the role he played in WWII.
6.) You will learn about Mussolini’s influence on Italian society and the world.

9. Problems after WWI for Italy
460,000 soldiers killed
Heavy debt (wars are expensive)
Britain and France did not give Italy the land they promised in Treaty of London
This is what got Italy to switch sides
Gv’t of Italy at the time was bad
Rising unemployment

10. The Treaty of Versailles
Italians believed that the T of V had treated them poorly.
Italy had not been given the land promised at the Secret Treaty of London.
Italy’s foreign Minister Orlando left before the conference ended, feeling humiliated.
Who are these men?

11. How does this represent fascism?
What is fascism?
A system of government under a dictator.
Strong support of the nation over the individual!!
Usually involves terror, censorship, nationalism, and racism.
How does this represent fascism?

12. Mussolini began his career as a journalist where he started to gain his own ideas in what became known as Fascism.
Benito Mussolini

13. Mussolini gains power
Mussolini set up a Fascist Party and promised to solve Italy’s problems
WHY DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR??
Promised to rebuild Italy and recreate the Roman Empire
Organized armed gangs called the “Blackshirts”
Blackshirts: Supporters of Mussolini

14. Mussolini
Came to power in 1922 and was appointed Prime Minister by King Victor Emmanuel to prevent a Communist Revolution in Italy
Why would King Victor Emmanuel want to stop a Communist Revolution?
How does putting Mussolini in charge accomplish this?

15. 1922 March on Rome
to establish Mussolini and the Fascist Party as the most important party in Italy
Mussolini said this at a party conference:
"Either the government will be given to us or will shall seize it by marching on Rome."

16. Seizure of Power Mussolini’s capture of power
In October 1922, 30,000 fascists marched on Rome, threatening King Victor Emmanuel III to give Mussolini the power.
The king did not love the former liberal politicians, so he agreed to give Mussolini the power

17. March on Rome, 1922

19. His leadership
Mussolini became Il Duce (ihl Doo-chay), meaning the leader.
He enforced fascism throughout his country.
He forced all the other political parties to be illegal and he also got rid of the democracy.
His opponents were put to jail by his secret police.
The government took control of all the radio stations and all the other Medias to broadcast only the doctrines of the fascism.

20. Fascism under Mussolini

21. A couple of quick questions
Do you think people were upset by Mussolini creating a fascist state Italy?
I mean Mussolini is restricting freedom, he is terrorizing people through his secret police?
Most of the Italians in the 1920s-30s supported Mussolini and his fascist state!!
How do you think Mussolini was able to gain and maintain this much support?

22. Government by Propaganda
One of the reasons why Mussolini was able to gain support from the people was the through use of propaganda.
Propaganda = message such as posters made to convince people’s mind, sometimes with lies

23. Mussolini “Controlled Media”
Mussolini and his government controlled all the multi-medias including radio, press, newspaper and education to force people to think that fascism was the right and the best doctrine. (C in SCOOP: Controls…)
Propaganda was also used to ensure the national spirit for the people in Italy and remind people how powerful Mussolini was.

24. Propaganda Posters
The poster on the far right shows the slogan by Mussolini. It says, “Believe, Obey, Fight”.
Schools taught these 3 discipline to the students.

25. More Propaganda

26. Mussolini and Hitler Mussolini was outcast from the League of Nations.
(WHAT IS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS?)
In October 1936 they signed a non-military alliance. Mussolini signed a full defensive alliance with Nazi Germany in the Pact of Steel.
Mussolini and Hitler

27. Italy during WWII
Mussolini intended to annex Malta, Corsica, and Tunis. He wanted to create a “New Roman Empire.” He annexed Albania, straining the military. His troops were unprepared for the German invasion of Poland. Italy remained neutral.
Mussolini during WWII

28. Video

29. Spain Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Republicans vs. Nationalists/Fascists
Germany and Italy supported the Nationalists
Russia and many international brigades supported the republicans.
Abraham Lincoln brigade from the United States.
The nationalists won.
Francisco Franco became the fascist dictator.

30. Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Painted in 1937 in response to the German bombing of the Spanish city of Guernica in support of Francisco Franco's Fascist forces.
It shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians.

31. Totalitarianism
*These theories, specifically Communism and Fascism, are completely different theories that are bitterly opposed; however they exhibit the same behavior

33. Communism
I am Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union from
What is Communism?
LEFT WING
based on theory by Karl Marx
revolutionary idea of a political, economic and social system that creates a “classless society”
state ownership and control of the means of production (no private ownership)
Soviet Communism or “Stalinism”, was more of a totalitarian and military state combined with elements of communism

34. Fascism
I am Benito Mussolini the leader (Il Duce) of Italy from 1922 to 1943.
What is Fascism?
RIGHT WING
intense nationalism and elitism
totalitarian control
interests of the state more important than individual rights
maintain class system and private ownership
Interesting Fact: Fascism name was derived from the fasces, an ancient Roman symbol of authority consisting of a bundle of rods and an ax

35. Nazism
I am Adolf Hitler the leader (der Fuhrer) or dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
What is Nazism?
extremely fascist , nationalistic and totalitarian
based on beliefs of the National Socialist German Workers Party
belief in the racial superiority of the Aryan, the “master race”
belief that all Germans should have “lebensraum” or living space in Europe
Violent hatred towards Jews and blamed Germany’s problems on them