Fascism Rises in Europe

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Fascism Rises in Europe
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Modern Isms

• Communism
• Political policies are based on
  ________________________
• Economic policies are centralized by the
  government.
• _________________________
• All industry owned and operated by one-party
  ____________
• Aim is to create class-less society

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What is Fascism?

• A militant political movement emphasizing
• Other Characteristics Extreme Nationalism under
  an authoritarian ruler, one party rule, denial of
  Individual rights, no democracy, the state is
  supreme.
• Focus is placed on

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How is Fascism different from Communism?
Similarities Ruled by Dictators
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Fascism in Italy

• Situation in Italy after WWI
• -
• -Rising inflation, unemployment on the rise,
  social unrest
• -Many feel the government is unable to deal
  effectively with the nations issues.

FASCES Roman symbol of authority carried by the
Emperor and handed off when power was transferred
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Benito Mussolini

• Newspaper editor/aspiring politician
• Promises to repair Italys _______________________
  __________ bring Italy back to its glory during
  the Roman Empire
• Still a mess since unification in 1871
• He made the trains in Italy run on time!
• Mussolini creates the Fascist Party in 1919
  (Fasciostrength through unity)
• __________________ Speaker

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• Mussolini publicly criticizes the
  _________________________ and gains a following.
  
• Upper middle classes feared ____________________
  ____., so they supported Mussolini.
• He creates the Black Shirts, a group of Fascist
  bullies who battle communists and socialists in
  the streets. His Black Shirts are used for

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• October 22, 1922 ________________ Italian
  Fascists march on Rome. They demand that
  Mussolini be put in charge of the government.
• Mussolini has gained power legally by the use
  of violence, aggression and threatening policies.

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Mussolini as Il Duce

• _________________________
• Outlaws political parties
• ________________________
• ______________ of the media
• Outlaws strikes
• Major Threat Communism
• Il Duce