...The post-WWI era demolished all social order that Germany and Italy once had, and due to the two nation’s crumbling economies Communism had found new homes. In Italy social unrest spread, countryside land was seized, tenant farmers refused to pay rent, peasants destroyed produce, and strikes broke out in cities with heavy industrial pursuits. In 1919 when the first postwar election was held, the Socialist Party made an impressive showing that was followed up by a return in large numbers in 1921. However, Mussolini and the Fascists went the opposite of the radical tide and pledged a “battle against the forces dissolving victory and nation”(Mussolini cite), earning the support of the propertied class that found comfort in Mussolini’s opposition...
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...Germany's need for a strong leader, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Both men were able to gain the trust of their people through their public speech campaigns. Their combined ambitions drove Italy and Germany on a quest to conquer the rest of Europe and become the two most powerful nations. Hitler and Mussolini both respected each other and their goals and decided to form and alliance. With the combined forces of Italy and Germany, and later Japan, Hitler and Mussolini led their nations to a war to conquer...
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...Contrast Essay The differences between Hitler and Mussolini Hitler and Mussolini have often been thought of as the twin dictators, but there are considerable differences between the two men and their regimes, and Hitler was more extreme. These differences become apparent when one considers their racial views, their commitments, and their militaristic designs. Racism is justly associated with all fascism at that time; therefore, Mussolini, along with Hitler, is implicated. It should be pointed out; however, that Italians’ blatant racism occurred after Mussolini’s deep association with Hitler. But before their political relationship; there had been on racial doctrine in Italian fascist ideology for many years. However, Hitler held racist views from the beginning of his political movement and it was the main motive in the Nazi movement. To resolve the Jewish problem, he eventually slaughtered six million people. Their degree of commitment to act also varied. From the distance towards the end of world war two, they may have seemed quite similar, but over the span of their reigns, they were different. Mussolini merely talked and strutted for the most part. He had few fixed doctrines and increasingly accommodated himself to circumstances. But Hitler meant every bit of his hostility and was willing to wage the most dreadful war of all time. A study of their involvement during world war two, however, reveals striking differences. Italian fascism was comparatively restrained and...
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...The Growing Support for Hitler and Mussolini HIST December 15, 2012 After the First World War, both Italy and Germany was in an economic down turn. Both countries saw hardship with the addition of high unemployment rates. Workers in both counties were unhappy with how life was, which spurred riots and strikes. A leader emerged from each country, claiming radical ideology was the solution. Mussolini and his Party adopted trending ideology to better appeal in the political environment. Hitler on the other hand, stuck to his radical ideas of a racial cleansing which he expressed in his book Mien Kampf. Both leaders didn’t come into power on their own but with the support and loyalty from many followers, their needs to become dictator was successful. With such radical ideas, it would be less likely they would come to power during these present times, but of course we learn from the past so we may not repeat the mistakes from prior experiences. But why did so many Germans and Italians supported radical dictators that would eventually lead the world to another war? The revolutionary movement after the First World War increasingly grew in Milan, where many far left-wing politicians expressed extreme socialist ideas in revolt of how the current state of Italy. Mussolini knew this movement was what he needed in order to win the public over. Unfortunately the 1919 election only captured two percent of the vote for Mussolini and his Fascist Party. By 1920, socialist revolts and...
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...• Mussolini differed from Hitler in regard to Jews and Homosexuals and other groups from power. • Mussolini faced more opposition from Liberals and leftist groups, while Hitler adopted totalitarianism with a lot of nationalistic pride. • Both used something called Secret policy. • Yet both policies were different in nature. Hitler focused more a pollution of the German state and influences from the Aryan race. While Mussolini utilized bandits and hooligans to keep and strengthen his power. • Hitler and Mussolini placed fear into the hearts of the general public. Trepidation was present but for different reasons. • People beneath Hitler were afraid of not fitting in. conformity took over and wanted to be apart of the Aryan race. Because if you did not fit in, the consequences were grave such as death camps, and so...
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...Compare and contrast Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini had some things in common and some not in common. Adolf Hitler tried to follow mussolini's example by staging a small coup in munich, but failed, and hitler was soon behind bars. While hitler was in prison he wrote Mein Kampf (“my struggle”). Hitler felt superior to Jews, Serbs, Poles and other groups. He used jews as scapegoats. He said germans belong to a superior “master race”. Soon after prison hitler came to power, he used his quad of stormtroopers to terrorize his opponents. Hitler made a failed attempt to seize power in Munich. Benito mussolini built the first totalitarism state. Mussolini's rule was fascist in nature. Mussolini rejected faith in reason and concepts of equality...
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...multiple dictators came to power before him. Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler all shared the same fundamentals when related to leadership. These three dictators were able to gain power in their...
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...The dictator of Nazi Germany was Adolf Hitler. He seemed to have a hectic childhood. He was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on April 20th 1889, and when he was three he moved to Germany. He and his dad always were disagreeing with each other because Adolf liked fine arts while his dad preferred business. When Adolf’s brother died Hitler became detached and introverted from his family. Early in his life Adolf showed a love for German nationalism by hating Austria-Hungary. Before Hitler became a dictator he had to get his power. So, the German Great Depression gave Hitler a huge opportunity, they would now be open to more extreme options. In 1932 Hitler ran against Paul von Hindenburg for president although Hitler lost. But, in order to promote...
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...The decisions in World War I (WW1), or the Great War, were mostly the reasons for the start of World War II (WW2). In 1902, a man named Benito Mussolini moved to Switzerland from Italy to avoid going to jail. He was an avid socialist news reporter. While earning a reputation as a political journalist and public speaker, he produced propaganda for a trade union, proposing a strike and advocating violence as a means of enforcing demands. (Hibbert, Foot. Jan 12, 2000). He had got into a lot of trouble with the Switzerland police due to his writing. Mussolini had been arrested and sent back to Italy, then being set free moved back to Switzerland. He got arrested again and was drafted into the military and completed his time. Once out of the...
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...Source A suggests a reason why Hitler was able to achieve Anschluss with Austria in 1938. Do you agree that this was the main reason? Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its content and your own knowledge. Source A suggests that the main reason why Hitler achieved Anschluss with Austria was that in 1938, Mussolini stood idly by as Hitler captured Austria evidently without a shot being fired. I agree with this source in the sense that Hitler was able to capture Austria without much hassle at all. In this cartoon, there is a sign directly behind the portrayed Hitler saying ‘strictly preserved’. The artist here has managed to portray the forbidden union of Austria and Germany because of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler felt the right to be in a union with Austria as he was originally from there and most of the population was German speaking. Also in the cartoon, Hitler is dressed in hunter’s clothes and looked as if he had just gone out hunting as he is carrying a deer on his back saying ‘Austrian integrity’. This is suggesting that Hitler took advantage of the situation Austria was in as Austria was too weak to remain independent, therefore showing the image of the superior hunter against the feeble lifeless deer. Standing adjacent to Hitler is Mussolini with his hand held out. This symbolises the alliance between Germany and Italy. Underneath the cartoon there is quote stating ‘Mussolini. “All right, Adolf – I never heard a shot”...
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...Hitler’s Influences Imagine creating a monster. Many people have wondered what must have happened to Adolf Hitler to have made him such an awful man. Hitler was most affected by his parents, Georg von Schönerer and Karl Lueger, and Benito Mussolini of Italy. First, Hitler was affected by his parents, Alois and Klara. Hitler went into “2 years of depression and lived in a homeless shelter after blowing all the money his parents had left for him,” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 2017). He experienced depression when he was rejected from an art school, which happened shortly after his mother died when he was 17. After being rejected from two different art schools, Adolf spent all his money on the glamorous life that he wished he had, but instead he ended in deeper waters than intended. He had no one to guide and love him, so he went on to meet unfortunate people that only helped build the monster. In addition, Hitler was also affected by Georg von Schönerer and Karl Lueger. These men “taught him about anti-semitism, pan-Germanism, and the basic skills and dogma to overtake the Nazi party,” (Hummel 2013). This means he learned to be prejudice against Jews, to get all Europeans to speak German, and how to overthrow the Nazi party and become the overall ruler. For example, the idea of...
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...formed powerful Fascist governments Countries wanted a government that would strengthen the country in every way possible; this is exactly what dictators and Fascists promised. The first dictatorship was in Spain then Benito Mussolini in Italy, formed the first Fascist government. The Fascist dictators wanted to expand the territory of their country and began to look for new lands to conquer. Although Fascism was very significant in the cause of World War II, Mussolini, the Abyssinia crisis, Spanish civil war, and its influence on Nazism aided Fascism in causing World War II. Fascism did not start from nothing. Benito Mussolini...
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...Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini is a name you probably hear often, but you don’t really know much about him except that he was an evil man and that he was sort of similar to Hitler. Mussolini was the creator of the Fascist Movement/Fascist Party in Italy in 1919. He made himself prime minister and ruled from 1922-1945. He had ideas pretty similar to Hitler and even started his own anti-Jew laws in Italy. While he may not have done as many horrid things as Hitler, he was still incredibly evil. But, we’ll talk more about that later. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883, in Dovia di Predappio, Forlì, Romagna, Italy. He was the oldest child of three from his parents, Rosa Maltoni Mussolini and Alessandro Mussolini. His father was a passionate socialist and blacksmith. His mother was a Catholic schoolteacher, and she provided most of the family income because the father was busy doing political things and spending money on his mistress (not Benito’s mom, scandalous!). Mussolini was a very bright and...
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...Hitler, Mussolini and the British, 1935-36 The year 1935 began with the question of Germany getting back its coal producing Saar region – a region just south of independent Luxembourg, and about as big. The treaty that had ended World War I, signed at Versailles, had entrusted the Saar region to the League of Nations and an occupation by France, and a plebiscite was to decide the region's future. A little over two thousand people (0.4 percent) in the Saar voted to join France; nine percent voted to remain under the League of Nations; and ninety percent voted to join Germany. Hitler responded by saying he was proud of the German people. He announced that Germany had no more territorial claims against France (in other words no claim on Alsace and Lorraine) and he spoke of hope that the decision regarding the Saar was a decisive step on the road to gradual reconciliation with Germany's former enemies. Instead of moving closer to reconciliation, as the year progressed Europe moved closer to war. In 1935 Britain announced an increase in armaments, and the French increased conscripted military service from one to two years because of a shortage of young men of draft age. Hitler said he was responding to the failure of other European powers to disarm and to the Soviet Union having enlarged its military forces. He announced to the world that Germany was rearming, that he was establishing military conscription, enlarging Germany's army to thirty-six divisions and increasing Germany's...
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...applied to other rules and rulers like Hitler (Germany), Franco (Spain), Salazar (Portugal) and Peron (Argentina). These were sometimes quite different from the Italian rule. Since there was no great theoretical writer during this age who would have explained the philosophies clearly in the way that Karl Marx had did for Communism. Mussolini had been frequently changing his policies and aims before 1923 which suggested that his main aim was to acquire power. Some of the basic principles of Fascism can be listed as follows: • Extreme Nationalism: Emphasis on the re-birth of the Nation after a period of decline and also establishing that one’s own Nation is superior to all. • A totalitarian system of Government: In this the Government attempted to arouse and mobilize the ordinary people and to organize them with strong disciplinary measures and to control as many aspects of human life as possible. According to the ‘fascists’, this was necessary in order to promote the interest of the State. • A one party state was essential: there was no place for democracy and especially communism. The fascist party members were the elite class of the Nation and the leader would win mass support thrilling speeches. • Importance of economic self-sufficiency (autarchy): This was required in order to develop the greatness of the state. • Military strength and violence: This was an integral part of the way of life in fascism. Mussolini himself remarked, ‘Peace is absurd:...
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