1. Peace is destroyed in Europe and Asia
Fascism and Invasion
Peace is destroyed in Europe and Asia

2. Fascism What is fascism?
Fascism is a political movement that promotes extreme nationalism and militarism.

3. Fascism in Italy

4. Mussolini

5. Il Duce Mussolini gains the support of the people
Force abdication of King Emmanuel
Mussolini put in power “legally”
Became known as Il Duce, or “The Leader”
What are his first steps to creating his government?
Allied his Fascist Party with the Industrialists and large landowners. Why?

6. Hitler War hero After war
Volunteered for the Army and received the Iron Cross twice
After war
Joins the Nazi Party
Jailed in 1923 for attempting to overthrow the government
While in jail, wrote Mein Kampf
Lebensraum
Revives Nazi Party in 1924 after being released
Known as der Fuhrer, or Leader
What devastating event leads the German people to begin to trust Hitler’s leadership and support him?

7. Germany under Hitler 1932: Nazis= largest political party in Germany
Hitler elected Chancellor in 1933
Uses his power to turn Germany into a totalitarian state
How does a totalitarian keep power?
Who does Hitler target?

8. Fascism in Germany

9. War Erupts in the Eastern Hemisphere

10. Japan What kind of government does Japan have in the 1920s?
Militarists take control
Wanted to restore control to the military
Invades Manchuria: Where is Manchuria?
Japanese Parliament objects, but is ignored by military
Japan then invades China

11. Mussolini and Hitler Italy invades Ethiopia Spanish Civil War
Haile Selassie pleads with League of Nations
Spanish Civil War
Fascist leader Francisco Franco
Will remain neutral in World War II
Hitler defies Versailles Treaty
Rebuilds military
Enters the Rhineland
France and Britain practice appeasement

12. Appeasement What does it mean to appease someone?
France and Britain continue to appease Hitler...
What are they scared of?
Munich Pact
British Prime Minister Chamberlain agrees to let Hitler take over Sudetenland in the hopes that Hitler will stop there
Does he???

13. Homework
15-4 Worksheet