Rise Of Fascism And World War I

Nationalism, the meaning of having pride in one’s own country or community, is the overall cause of World War I. During the 1800’s and early 1900’s European countries had an immense pride in their nations which causes tension and jealousy. All the nations wanted was to be better than the others nations surrounding. This jealousy between the nations had them fighting for power and authority. Nationalism causes other elements which help with the war’s outbreak but meaning that all these other elements would not happen if nationalism was not there.

During the 20th century, devastating events prevailed over the encouraging ones. Two World Wars appeared during the 1900s: World War I and World War II. Many countries lost soldiers over the course of both wars. During the First World War, America originally decided to remain neutral. American ships had to cease trading with Germany due to a naval blockade by Britain. This effect did not stop Woodrow Wilson from exchanging products with European countries. Wilson trading with Britain and France angered Germany and forced America into war. This war that America was forced into caused roughly 100,000 deaths, and World War II, alone, led to nearly 500,000 deaths. However, the citizens elected one president who beneficially changed American

World War II was a war that ended in much tragedy. There were over 60 million

Optimistically the Great War, later termed World War I, was predicted to be the war to end all wars. Given the number of wars that have ensued since, unfortunately, this prediction was unreliable. Nearly 10,000,000 military personnel and 7,000,000 civilians lost their lives in World War I and an additional 20,000,000 people were wounded. War land damage was catastrophic. Of the nine French villages completely destroyed on the Western Front during World War I, six remain uninhabited to this day. Undisputedly, World War I had a tremendous impact on the people of many countries. Map changes in Europe and the Middle East, the Treaty of Versailles with its political and economic impact on Germany, and fear over the installation of Russian communism were among the negative legacies of World War I. Combined they would contribute to an unstable geopolitical climate inevitably leading to future world conflict.

Fascism started in Italy with Benito Mussolini, he founded the Italian combat squad (fasci italiani combattimento) war veterans, dressed in black shirts1. The treaty of Versailles didn’t favor the Italians, the Italians didn’t expected to have, they felt betrayed and there was also economic

When thinking of the phrase “The Second World War”, often the first thing to pop into the average person’s mind are images of combat, death and endless rows upon rows of sharply uniformed soldiers passing by, their leaders shouting an impassioned speech behind them. However, behind every image is a history. Wars do not simply spring out of nothing. What is it that drives entire countries to invade, murder, and commit atrocities otherwise never seen? The answer is simpler than one would think. World War Two was more than a war between countries; it was a war between regimes and ideas. The causes behind World War Two are complex and heavily intertwined, however, in the end it was Fascism that acted as the main catalyst.

‘Fascism’ is one of the most controversial political terms in modern history. The lack of a universally accepted definition for the term has meant that it can and has been applied to a wide variety of political contexts. Fascism developed from the destruction caused by the First World War. Its origins can be traced, however, to the intellectual revolt against liberalism in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. While there was a revolutionary reaction against the ideals of the French Revolution before 1914, it was the First World War which acted as a real catalyst for the emergence of fascism. The war swept away the Hohenzellern, Halsburg and Romanov dynasties in Germany,

In the years after the chaotic “war to end all wars”, fascism rose in Europe as a cause of economic and political stress. Fascism is a form of government led by a dictator who had complete control over the country. At the time, it was intriguing, since governments seemed to collapse as a result of opposing ideals. In Germany, the Weimar system was ineffective due to the different parties in the Reichstag. Germans were not ruled by laws but by orders issued by the president. Italy was also struggling for control, adding to the political turmoil. Due to the world war, there was an economic crisis that led to hyperinflation in Germany. During the inter-war years, fascism appealed to Germans and Italians due to promises of improving the economy, military strength, and the government.

Fascism is a government system led by an all-powerful dictator who emphasized racist and nationalist views. Some effects of Italy after the war caused numerous problems including negatively affecting the economy, riots, and unemployment (evidence). As fascism against democracy rose partially through nationalistic views, the people of Italy looked at fascist leaders like Mussolini to fix the many problems. Mussolini used the Black Shirts, his gangs of thugs, to promote the fascist views of anti-anarchy, while ironically causing chaos and suggesting that he was the ultimate champion of order and law (evidence). Although German and Italian Fascism contrasted in some ways the fascism of Italy allowed for Germany’s “final solution” to start being implemented in Germany, which was a cause of WW2.

Post World War I Italy and Germany fell on hard times economically as did everyone else. The problems that arose within their governments helped Fascist gain power. The idea of everyone coming together under one ruler, one party, and as one nation appealed most to people because of its sense of nationalism.

After World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 the Italian and German economies plunged into turmoil. Germany inherited all war-responsibility in the form of severe monetary reparation, while Italy found itself left out of consideration for war reparation payments. For these reasons the Treaty of Versailles had a severe weakening effect on the German and Italian States after World War I, which created the need for change in those countries. As Arthur Koestler, a former member of the communist party during the 1930s wrote, they were "Ripe for it [Change]". (Backman, 217) Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler used this to their advantage and were able to overthrow the existing governments with the backing of the common

Many important and interesting historical events were covered in Modern World History 2 this semester. From the causes of World War I to the effects of World War II, the most important lesson was the dangers and effects of fascism and the leaders that came out of the ideals. Fascist leaders have been known to be very dangerous in history. These leaders have known to come in power from a time of struggle, have radical ideas, and used propaganda and indoctrination to have their way. All of these have been shown through many leaders, most importantly Hitler and Mussolini. These leaders were brought into power because their nation was weak, and used this opportunity to promote themselves and their values. Preventing these kind of rulers who are

Nationalism was the one of the overall cause of WWI.The main origins of the war were upon the desire of Slavic people in Bosnia and Herzegovina they did not want them to be a part of Austria Hungary, and to be a part of Serbia instead of Austria Hungary. But one of the other main cause was because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. If Sarajevo, Bosnia would not have murdered Franz there would have been less tension between them and could have prevented the war. It is mainly about the nationalism because they were so devoted to their countries, so nationalism was making them become unity so they were getting stronger and stronger until it got to the point that they thought they were the best.

Strictly speaking, fascism is the name of the radical right-wing movement that took power in Italy in 1919, but the world is also used to refer to similar movements in other countries, including the Nazis in Germany. The Italian and German Movements sprang from two conditions: a social crisis and the weakness of liberal-democratic government. The movements were propelled by violent nationalisms growing out of the frustrations of the war.

Fascism: Fascism is an authoritarian system that promotes radical and militant nationalism. It promotes the nation above the individual and glorifies violence. The leader, a dictator, often pushes some sort of obscure ideology onto his people. One of the major examples of fascism in the history of international politics is the Nazi Party in Germany during the world war two period. This has played a major role in the development of today’s international politics system. After World War 2, the international system focused on economic growth, keeping the peace and helping rebuild.