In this essay I will discuss how the stress of the First World War and Great Depression lead to and shape Soviet Communism, Italian Fascism and the German Nazism. Russia was for many centuries separated, geographically and politically from the development of Western civilization and culture. By the time the country was overtaken by the First World War, its situation was not entirely discouraging. Industrialization was proceeding at a level only two or three decades behind that of the United States. In 1918 which is when the First World War ended, was when the Bolsheviks became the ruling party of Russia, they changed their organizations name to the All-Russian Communist Party; it was renamed after the founding of the U.S.S.R and finally came
This essay analyses the origins of the Second World War by briefly summarizing the events from 1919-1939. However, most emphasis is put on the amount of responsibility the Treaty of Versailles deserves for the outbreak of war. Other than analysing the Treaty of Versailles on its own, it also analyses the effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash on the world, the rise of Fascism and Nazism, as well as the rise of Adolf Hitler, the failure of the League of Nations and the appeasement of the Fascist and Nazi regimes by Britain and France throughout the 1930s. Hence the Treaty of Versailles plays a
These were pivotal times in the annals of world history in the 20th century. Mussolini and Hitler’s rise to power was clearly a threat to the freedoms of the United States and its Allies. Through God’s grace and omnipotence, the US alliance, industrialization and intellectual might, we had the resources required to overcome the fierce and mighty threat of Fascism in the Free World.
Furthermore, people turned to fascism because of the Great Depression which cost many jobs and promise of a brighter future. Document A tells us that their economy fell pretty badly. It led to massive unemployment rates. There was not enough support for society because many nations were financially insecure due to the war. Fascist leaders painted a brighter picture of a booming economy and jobs to these people. The fascist leaders were able to pinpoint the supposed problems of the nations that caused them to decline. In document f, Hitler says that the Weimar Republic’s policies are to blame and the ideas that were spreading. Fascist leaders used the economic decline to their advantage by including it in their platform that they will work to bring jobs to everybody. In turn, Germany turned to fascism because they thought electing a fascist
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are two of the most well-known leaders of the totalitarian movement which began in the 20th century. The early 1900’s was a very brutal time in history, as it commenced the beginning of the first world war. As young men, they both served as soldiers in World War One. Their involvement in the war both left them with violent views of socialism and communism. In the summer of 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, marking the end of the war. The treaty forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for the war, resulting in global German humiliation. The consequences left Germany liable for harsh reparations and the reassignment of boundaries. Hitler's
World War II was a tremendously impactful war which was fought during the forties. It had many turning points and great changes that turned not only the United States but the world. One of the first events that occurred was the rise of Communism. With the rise of communism it caused panic in the country of the United States. The panic was inevitable because anyone could be suspected of being a communist. Also, with communism rapidly spreading in Europe it was hard for the United States to stay in a state of isolationism. Therefore, a key factor of the United States abandoning isolationism and joining the war was the incidence of Pearl Harbor. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was sent by Japan. As a result, the United States declared war on Japan and World War II started. After the war, the impact continued. After World War II, the Cold War began; which was a start to a race in technology, space, and power. The Cold War lasted several decades and was a reaction to World War II.
Germany was now desperately seeking a strong leader that would rescue their country. The domestic crisis was the source of their anguish and Hitler who called for self determination and the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles appealed to the people. According to the revisionist views “The depression also helped to destroy German democracy and contributed to Hitler’s rise to power, and it was his dictatorship which brought war”. The rise of the Nazis cannot therefore be blamed solely on the reparations, the Weimar Republic and the Wall Street Crash both independent factors from the consequences of WWI highly contributed to the rise of the Nazis.
The Common Factors that Led to the Establishment of Totalitarian Regimes in Italy and Germany in the Inter-War Period
The first topic of the semester will explore the rise of Fascism in Nazi Germany and the methods by which citizens of Germany and Austria were influenced to join in Nazi ideology and policies or to resist them.
Russia was ruled by the imperial Romanov family, The first official Russian emperor of Russia was Peter the Great in 1721. During the reign of Peter the Great he established a rule of absolute Monarchy until 1917. In 1917 the Russians citizens weren't content of Nicholas the 2nd rule. Under the reign of Nicholas the 2nd Russia the citizens had to work long hours and worked six days a week, but were payed a small amount of money which barely payed for food, clothes, water, houses and other necessities. In 1917 Russia was participating in World War 1 but was losing large amount of infantry. These infantry were peasants which weren't trained and wasn't given the correct equipment such as weapons, clothing or training. Due to the lack of weapons,
The rise and subsequent take-over of power in Germany by Hitler and the Nazi Party in the early 1930s was the culmination and continuation not of Enlightenment thought from the 18th and 19th century but the logical conclusion of unstable and cultural conditions that pre-existed in Germany. Hitler’s Nazi Party’s clear manipulation of the weak state of the Weimar Republic through its continued failure economically and socially, plus its undermining of popular support through the signing the Treaty of Versailles all lead to the creation of a Nazi dictatorship under the cult of personality of Hitler. This clear take-over of power and subsequent destruction of any
In the following investigation, the following question will be addressed: In what ways did economic and political issues in Germany between 1922 and 1932 contribute to Hitler's rise to power? The scope of my research will fall between the years of 1922-1932, the start of Hitler’s attempt to run for office. A variety of primary and secondary sources will be used to answer the question. The bitterness caused upon the change of government systems in Germany will be analyzed, along with his childhood that all primarily drove Hitler to run for power. Then, the harsh effects World War I had on Germany along with the Great Depression that followed as a result will also be looked at. Finally, a conclusion will be reached.
The peace settlements after the First World War created a lot of problems, no matter for the victorious powers or the defeated countries. The Inter-war Period (1919-1939) saw the rise of totalitarianism. Fascism and Nazism emerged in Italy and Germany respectively, with Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler as leaders of their countries. The two leaders completely controlled both the domestic and foreign policies of their countries. In this study, the comparison in political, economic and social aspects of the the two countries will be discussed in detail.
Russia was experiencing a lot of tumult before the Russo-Japanese war. A large political group, The Social Democratic Labor Party, split into two sides in 1903, one called the Bolsheviks and the other the mensheviks. They had the Crimean war in 1853 to 1857, and the Russo-Turkish war from 1877 to 1878. They also experienced a rapid increase in industrialism after they stopped the practice of serfdom in 1861. This increase in industrialism led to a big working
There are many reasons people say as to why the nazi party was created and what some of the causes were. Throughout the duration of my paper I am going to explain and discuss some of the major topics that could have led to the rise of Nazism in Germany, such as the treaty of Versailles and some of the restrictions that were put on Germany, the loss of the war, and the Weimar Republic. These are just some of the reasons that are going to be looked at and discussed.
Fascism, a form of extreme nationalism, grows by manipulating social contradictions and persecuting other social group with different idea so that get access to control legislation, military, as well as politics (Turner,1975). It appeared in German, Italy, as well as Japan, known as the chief culprit of the Second World War. As reported in Adrian (1937), Benito and Mussolini formed veterans and some other Italians who were unsatisfied with Italy government as the Fascist Party. They were also called “Black Shirts” achieving their aims through violence. In 1933, Hitler hold the post of prime minister, recognized as the appearance of Nazi, fascism in German and six years after that, leaded by Nazi German, “Old Japanese empire”, and Italy, Fascist alliance declared war to the rest of the world. We suppose the rise of fascism may not leave the assistance from factors that are able to aggravate social contradictions and during that time, their decline of living standard caused by the Great Depression became a vital element Thus, this paper will focus on the relationship between the Great Depressions and the rise of fascism. We will analyze the real effect of economic depression on Italy, German, as well as Japan, and try to figure out what contribute to fascism as economic aspect.