DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL Charlie, Matt H, Shane, Bastian , Arthur Nelson, Varun, Tony Usman ECONOMIC Calvin, Jack H, Philip, Lucas, Bashir ECONOMIC Matt C, Alex, Hanyang, Robert SOCIAL Jack R, Cameron, Charley, Dom , Ian

Rise of Fascism What are the characteristics of a fascist regime? What political, economic, political, international and domestic circumstances contributed to fascist ‘success’? How would you respond to/ deal with a fascist regime?

Characteristics of Fascism Opposition to Marxism Opposition to parliamentary democracy Opposition to political and cultural liberalism Totalitarian ambitions Conservative economic programs Corporatism Alleged equality of social status Imperialism Military values Volksgemeinschaft Mass mobilization The leadership principle The “new man” Glorification of youth Education as character building Decadence and spirituality Violence Extreme nationalism Scapegoating Populism Revolutionary image Antiurbanism Sexism and misogyny What are the economic, social, political, international and domestic circumstances that would support/result in/foster fascist regimes?

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Communist/ism Proletariat Totalitarianism/ism Authoritarian/ism Key Terms Communist/ism advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community (Marxism, Leninism, Socialism) Proletariat in Marxism, the class of workers, esp. industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to survive. Totalitarianism/ism absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. Authoritarian/ism a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.

Capitalist/ism Liberalist/ism Fascist/ism Key Terms an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, esp. as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth. Liberalist/ism a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties. Fascist/ism a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Characteristics of Fascism Opposition to Marxism Opposition to parliamentary democracy Opposition to political and cultural liberalism Totalitarian ambitions Conservative economic programs Corporatism Alleged equality of social status Imperialism Military values Volksgemeinschaft Mass mobilization The leadership principle The “new man” Glorification of youth Education as character building Decadence and spirituality Violence Extreme nationalism Scapegoating Populism Revolutionary image Antiurbanism Sexism and misogyny What are the economic, social, political, international and domestic circumstances that would support/result in/foster fascist regimes?

Fascist Regimes Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini 1933-1945 1922-1943 Originated term Roman influence Adolf Hitler 1933-1945 Defining fascist regime Britain (British Union of Fascists), France (Croix de Feu, L'Action Français), Spain (Falange), Austria (NSDAP), Hungary (Arrow Cross), Romania (Iron Guard), Norway (Nasjonal Samling), Yugoslavia (Orjuna), Portugal (Salazar), Argentina (Peron) .

Modern Context

Homework… Logon to wikispace and respond to posting “October 28th- Responding to Fascism” bs6938 ca6330 still need to accept invitation hz6405