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The Rise of Dictators

The Rise of Dictators. Road to World War II. Postwar Peace. During the 1920s many people worked towards peace. The Kellogg-Briand Pact- Almost every independent nation signed promising to renounce war as an instrument of national policy.

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The Rise of Dictators

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  1. The Rise of Dictators Road to World War II

  2. Postwar Peace • During the 1920s many people worked towards peace. • The Kellogg-Briand Pact- Almost every independent nation signed promising to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. • However, the League of Nations was powerless to stop aggression.

  3. Economic Crisis • Britain and France both owed huge war debts to the United States. • The U.S. emerges from the war as the leading economic power. • Crushing reparations and conditions continued to hurt Germany’s economy. • France recovered quiet quickly due to the land gained from Germany and the reparations. • Britain however suffered from deep debt and unemployment.

  4. Great Depression • Began in the United States and spread to the rest of the world. • During this time as overproduction occurred, demand slowed. Factories then had to cut production and employees. • In the Fall of 1929, due to an increase in interest rates many people began to sell their stocks at once leading to a financial panic.

  5. Great Depression • American banks stopped making loans abroad and demanded repayment of foreign loans. • Germany greatly suffered, unable to make reparation payments.

  6. Great Depression • As the Depression continued people began to lose faith in democracy. • Hopelessness paved the way for extremists who promised radical solutions.

  7. Rise of Dictators • Italy- Benito Mussolini • Russia- Josef Stalin • Germany- Adolf Hitler

  8. Benito Mussolini • Intense Nationalist. • Fascist Party. • In Ancient Rome, Fasces symbolized unity and authority. • Authoritarian government • Policies glorify the state over the individual. • Spoke of reviving Roman greatness. • Black Shirts- Combat squads that rejected democracy in favor of violent action. • Eventually took on the title of Il Duce (“The Leader”).

  9. Life Under Benito Mussolini • Mussolini brought the economy under state control however he preserved capitalism. • All Italians were expected to obey Mussolini. • Authority was enforced by the Black Shirts appointed by Mussolini. • Fascist ideas were spread through the youth. Mussolini wanted a nation of warriors.

  10. Josef Stalin • Member of the communist party. • Turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. • Proposed “five-year plans” that aimed at building heavy industry, improving transportation and increasing farm output.

  11. Life Under Josef Stalin • Total control of all media by the state. • Stalin’s self-image was glorified. Painting portrayed him as a kind and gentle uncle figure. • Children were taught how to become good socialists/communists. • The state paid families a child allowance if their were a married couple.

  12. Life Under Josef Stalin • Millions died due to collectivization. • The pooling of farmland, animals and equipment for the sake of more efficient large-scale production. • Many of Russia’s most talented people were murdered during the Purges of 1930. Anyone with talent was viewed as a threat to Stalin.

  13. Adolf Hitler • Hitler hated Marxism and Socialism. He was convince that the struggles for the survival of the fittest were the facts of the world. • Fought in World War I • The shock of Germany’s defeat and revolution intensified his commitment to Racial Nationalism.

  14. Adolf Hitler • Became the leader of a group known as the National Socialist German Worker’s Party (a.k.a. Nazi). • Hitler was good at grasping the attention of an audience. • He used uniforms, emblems and flags as a way of creating uniformity and camaraderie.

  15. Life Under Adolf Hitler • The Hitler Youth was created in the 1920s. It was an additional education for students as a way of continuing Nazi Germany. • The SS- Maintained security, fought along side the army and took control of concentration camps. • The Gestapo- Hitler’s secret police. Gestapo could arrest anyone and send them to concentration camps without trial. “ Every girl belongs to us.”

  16. Life Under Adolf Hitler • Hitler used propaganda as a way of aiming at people’s emotions. • Nazi members had full control of what they wanted the German people to see and hear. • Jazz music was banned. • Films were controlled. • Telling jokes about Hitler was banned.

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