Rise of Fascism in Europe Flashcards
Nationalistic Fascism
superior country (my country is good, yours is bad)
Authoritarian Fascism
one person in charge
Militaristic Fascism
build up military and some form of police/military directly controlled by the ruler
Expansionist Fascism
take control of other countries
in what aspect was Germany especially vulnerable
economically
what did Hitler promise
He promises to fix the country (restore German greatness)
what caused hyperinflation in Germany?
- WWI - German government printed more money during war
- Shortage of money - print more money during war
- Workers go on strike and want more money - print more money
- Germany’s prices go up - print more money
Hitler needed a common enemy, who was the common enemy
Jews
Why it was easy for Hitler to blame the Jews:
- Lived among themselves
- When depression hit they weren’t as impacted because they traded within their community
- Were more wealthy than the average German
*Historically Jews have been blamed for everything bad since the Black Death)
Autobahns
interstate
Anschluss
uniting all German-speaking people
1922 - Mussolini, dictator of Italy, admires who?
Hittler
Rome-Tokyo-Berlin Axis
alliance between Italy, Japan, and Germany Japan is ruled by an emperor and is becoming more militaristic
1936- Japan leaves the League of Nations -
leads to Washington Naval
Conference Treaty
1937 - Germany invades China causing
US closer to war because China is their ally, but don’t want to get involved
