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List at least 2 characteristics of Italy!

How did the US governments’s role in the economy change as a result of the Great Depression?

• A. The federal gov’t had a diminished role in regulated economic activity.

• B. The federal gov’t maintained the role it had in economic matters before the Great Depression.

• C. The federal gov’t expanded its role in regulating economic activity & promoting economic growth.

• D. The federal gov’t transferred its role in economic affairs over to the state gov’t

How did the US governments’s role in the economy change as a result of the Great Depression?

• A. The federal gov’t had a diminished role in regulated economic activity.

• B. The federal gov’t maintained the role it had in economic matters before the Great Depression.

• C. The federal gov’t expanded its role in regulating economic activity & promoting economic growth.

• D. The federal gov’t transferred its role in economic affairs over to the state gov’t

Italian

Fascism

Italian

FascismMs. Susan M. Pojer & Ms. Lisa Christy

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Fascism

• Glorifies the state above the individual

• Emphasizes the need for a strong central government led by a dictator

TheCharacteristics

of Fascism

TheCharacteristics

of Fascism

1. Subordination to the stateComplete obedience to the government

Characteristics of Fascism

2. Militarism Strong military = strong country

Glamorized

Characteristics of Fascism

3. Identification of enemies Need to eliminate perceived threats

Communists, Liberals, Socialists,

Capitalists, Ethnic/Religious minorities

Characteristics of Fascism

“The scum of the earth, I believe”“The bloody assassin of the workers, I presume”

Characteristics of Fascism

4. Dislike for the Arts & Intellectuals

Open hostility toward higher education

Free expression attacked

5. Fake election Complete sham/manipulation

Characteristics of Fascism

Why Italy?• Inflation grew• Agricultural workers staged

strikes• Middle class feared a Communist

takeover• Wanted more land from the

peace settlement of WWI

The Rise of Mussolini

The Rise of Mussolini

Benito MussoliniBenito Mussolini (1883-1945)(1883-1945)

Victor Emmanuel III (King) made Mussolini the prime minister

outlawed all other political parties created a secret police controlled all media fascist youth groups, military activities & values

Italian Fascist Propaganda: EducationEducation

School children: “Hail to Italy; hail to Mussolini.”New Textbooks emphasized:

The glorious past of the ancient Romans.

The limitations imposed by geography and the West.

The imperial destiny of Italy’s future

Mussolini Was Hitler’s Role ModelMussolini Was Hitler’s Role Model