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Rise of the Dictators

Rise of the Dictators. Chapter 16, Section 1. Failures of the Peace Settlement. Peace from WWI led to revolution in many countries Treaty of Versailles Angered Germans Did not create world “safe for democracy” Civil wars broke out Much of the world faced an economic depression.

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Rise of the Dictators

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  1. Rise of the Dictators Chapter 16, Section 1

  2. Failures of the Peace Settlement • Peace from WWI led to revolution in many countries • Treaty of Versailles • Angered Germans • Did not create world “safe for democracy” • Civil wars broke out • Much of the world faced an economic depression

  3. Totalitarianism • Totalitarianism – Individual citizens have no rights and the government suppresses all opposition • Many countries moved towards this during times following the First World War

  4. Communism • Create sound communist state and wait for world revolution • Revolution by workers • Eventual rule by working class • State ownership of property

  5. Joseph Stalin • Assumed control of Soviet Union after death of Vladimir Lenin • Communist government had been implemented following the Russian Revolution • Wanted to develop the Soviet Union into a great industrial nation • Lived in constant suspicion • Paranoid about losing power • Executed 8-13 million people

  6. Fascism • Extreme nationalism • Militaristic expansionism • Charismatic leader • Private property with strong government controls • Anticommunist

  7. Benito Mussolini • Italian • Vowed to restore Italy’s national pride • Economic depression • Loss of WWI • Powerful speaker • Became Il Duce, the leader • Gradually assumed control of • every aspect of Italian life

  8. Francisco Franco • Spanish • Led revolution against the Spanish government • Implemented fascist regime

  9. Nazism • Extreme nationalism • Militaristic expansionism • Forceful leader • Private property with strong government controls • Anticommunist

  10. Adolf Hitler • German • Fought for Germany in WWI • Developed National Socialist German Workers’ Party • Developed into totalitarian regime • Devised plan for a conquest • Wanted to gain lebensraum (living space) for Germans • Believed in the superiority of the Aryan race

  11. American Responses to Conflicts • Isolationism – the American stance not to become involved in the conflicts breaking out in Europe • Wanted to avoid the mistakes they had made in WWI • Neutrality Acts helped restrict involvement warring nations • Roosevelt eventually moved away from Isolationism

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