1. Italy: Dictatorships and the Second World War, 1919-1945 Pages 886-920

2. Lecture 1- Conservative Authoritarianism and Radical Totalitarian Dictatorships Fascist Governments

3. Conservative Authoritarianism and Radical Totalitarian Dictatorships Totalitarianism

4. Communism and Fascism Race and Eugenics

6. Unified? Ummmmm….no Unemployment and inflation high Radical workers and peasants seized and occupied factories Citizens still tied to local areas

7. Benito Mussolini 1882-1945 Who was he?!? Radical combination of nationalism and socialism 1920 – followed fascism to gain support Led the Red Shirts

8. Mussolini and Fascism in Italy The Seizure of Power

9. Mussolini and Fascism in Italy The Matteotti Murder and its Aftermath

10. 1922 Victor Emanuel III appointed Mussolini Prime Minister Majority control of Parliament Gov’t ruled by decree Abolished freedom of press Disbanded labor unions Took control of public education Worked with elite who controlled the army, economy, state

11. Mussolini and Fascism in Italy The Lateran Agreement (1929)

12. Mussolini and Fascism in Italy Strong use of Propaganda Anti-Jewish laws

13. The Spanish Civil War: 1936 - 1939 Francisco Franco

14. The Spanish Civil War: A Dress Rehearsal for WW II? Italian troops in Madrid

15. “ Guernica” by Pablo Picasso