1. Fascism in Europe

2. Discussion What problems is Italy facing post WWI?
Review Mussolini’s rise to power, what was the environment like in Italy at the time?
Why was the Fascist party attractive, especially to the middle-class?
Compare/Contrast Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini.
What do we know at this point about Fascism? (traits)

3. Fascism
An ideology or movement that exalts the nation above individual and calls for a centralized government with a dictatorial leader, economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

4. Fascism
Fascism= emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader
No defined economic theory or program
Extreme form of nationalism
Believed nations MUST struggle
Peacefulness was a sign of weakness
Peaceful states are doomed to be conquered
Uniforms, salutes, mass rallies

5. Fascism Some similarity to political structures set up with communism
Both allowed only one political party to exist
Both denied individual rights
Neither had any democracy at all
Difference: fascists did not want a classless society
All people are NOT equal

6. Fascism Fascist groups made up of many types of people
Aristocrats, industrialists, war veterans, working class
One other difference – fascists were nationalists while communists were INTERnationalists aimed at uniting workers worldwide

7. Totalitarianism
A state characterized by government control over all aspects of economic, social, political, cultural, and intellectual life, the subordination of the individual to the state, and insistence that the masses be actively involved in the regime’s goals