Ch. 6 Flashcards
What were the most important facist regimes?
Hitler and Moussolini
What was a goal of fascism?
Replace capitalism with a “national” socialism
How was fascism put in place?
Invoking largely conservative values from the right
Why did facsim have an appeal?
It claimed to restore order to otherwise disheveled nations
What was Italy unified on?
They felt that their land gain did not compensate for their loss of thousands of young men
How did Mussolini take power?
Initially peacefully, then forcibly becoming a dictatorship
How did fascism fail?
It restricted the purchasing power of the workers
What led to Hitler’s rise?
Failures of the German republic after WWI
What hitler do once in power?
He dismantled institutions which protected a free society
How did hitler handle resistance to Nazism?
Nazifying every aspect of German life
How did the German power structure work?
Top-down
How did Nazism damage german infastructure?
It grew too fast
What made WWII predictable?
Hitler outlined his plan in Mein Kampf
How did Hitler justify arming Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles called for everybody to disarm, but nobody did
When was the one time Hitler could have been stopped?
When he militarized the rhineland
