During the late 1920’s and 1930’s, Hitler and Stalin were leaders of Germany and the Soviet Union respectively. These states were under fascist and communist rule, which essentially were very similar. It was due to their full run of government that resulted in a dictatorial rule, also known as totalitarianism. Civilians’ lives were regulated in every aspect, some of which were their property and the military forces. Both parties used propaganda to bring awareness of their movement’s ideologies to their states in hopes that they would influence a large number of civilians, or if anything, all of them. The most comparable and recognizable aspect of fascism and communism was the fact that both Hitler and Stalin wanted a radical change for their states. In order to attain the transformation, violence was used on both their parts, which offended and anguished peoples lives. There are minor differences in relation to all of these examples; however, fascism and communism were essentially the same.…
After the First World War countries throughout Europe were left to repair themselves from the damages done by the war. Societies were ruined, citizens killed, cities destroyed, and economies collapsed. It seems like although the allies managed to win the war, there was no real winner. Everyone who was involved in World War I had to experience the chaos that it invoked. One of the many countries that took a large hit from the war was Italy. Unfortunately Italy experienced a large post war economic crisis. The country had a scarcity of raw materials, disrupted international trade, and ended the wartime system of allied cooperation. If that wasn’t enough, Italy faced even more problems with industrial demobilization. There was a budget deficit, inflation was through the roof, and unemployment was higher than ever. Italy also went through a post war political crisis. These problems started with the introduction of proportional representation in 1919. Proportional representation is a voting system used to elect a council or national assembly. Each party receives a number of seats in the council proportionate to the number of votes they received. This new system destroyed prewar political balance in Italy. It also weakened the power of the Liberal Party and caused a growth of the Socialists and Catholics in Italy. Overall proportional intensified the political conflict in Italy and made it much harder for political alliances to occur. It was the political and economic crisis that caused Italy to experience the “Red Years.” From 1919-1920 Italy was bombarded with large-scale strikes over working conditions and wages. Also, peasant leagues and Agrarian Unions challenged the control of large landowners. Italian elites and middle classes started to fear a widespread working class revolution, as the Socialist Party gained 2 million votes and 156 seats in parliament.…
After World War I and the Great Depression, why did some European contries turn toward fascism while other European countries stayed democratic?…
The devastating effects of World War 1 cultivated a sense of disbelief and shock within Europe and its socio-cultural order, European civilization and cultural orientations were shaken to its foundation. Consequently, World War 11 utterly obliterated any reassurance of hope World War 1 left, pessimism and disillusionment pervaded every aspect of European civilization. The nuclear warfare that effaced Japan in 1945 and the revelation of the evils of Fascism further dampened any apocalyptic positives for the future of European social order and values. The cataclysmic aftermath of World War 11 plunged Europe into deep ideological crisis and brought with it, a conscious valuation of the individual subject and a critical reconsideration of traditional…
He can’t stand being touched in any way shape or form. He also dislikes the color yellow a lot. Christopher currently lives in Swinton, London with his divorced father and lost his mother due to heart attack. Then a suspicious passing of a neighborhood dog arises and Christopher decides to investigate and find out who murder the dog. As investigating this caused him face lots of obstacles, Such as dealing with his problem not talking to neighbors. Since he was told not to talk to strangers. Also his dad was prohibiting him from continuing with his investigation and took away his book, which he kept all his records in from this case in. After he seemed really suspicious about his father. Then even after told not to continue the investigation, Christopher did the right thing and really got to the bottom of the case. Breaking some rules of course while on the case. Once he realized things he decide to run away because he couldn’t live with his dad anymore. At the end of his investigation he finally got the answers to the incident and his question . On top of that, he discovered the truth about his…
Fascism is defined as “A political ideology that asserts the superiority and inferiority of different groups of people and stresses a low degree of both freedom and equality in order to achieve a powerful state (O’Neil A-17).” The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns takes place in Afghanistan at a time in its history where fascism had an iron grip on the Afghan people and every aspect of their lives. The author, Khaled Hosseini, showcases the adverse effects of Afghanistan’s fascist governments. In the book, two women named Mariam and Laila fall prey to the fascist regimes in Afghanistan. Hosseini showcases his negative feelings towards fascism all throughout the book. He portrays the fascist theocracies of the Taliban and the Muhajideen as incompetent…
Josef Potocki is another character who has dealt with the Nazi because of his homosexuality. The suffering of his past is shown as he detaches himself when storytelling to Becca. “Josef stared down into the bodies, but only one in the thousand did he really see-a child, no more than three or four, fair haired, on the very top of the heap.” The emotionless tone used emphasizes Josef’s disconnection to the story he is sharing. This further suggests to the readers that Josef’s suffering was far too traumatic for him resulting to his…
Fascism can be defined as a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppression opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry commerce and emphasising an aggressive nationalism and often racism (Idaho). Francisco Franco was the dictator of Spain for over 36 years which was made possible by the Spanish Civil War. Even though he had some of the characteristics of a fascist he was not a true fascist. He was a pragmatist, nationalist and anti-communist who did not desire the expansion of War. In order to be a fascist leader you need to have three vital characteristics; an organized political party, a direct ideology and a movement that develops organically. These aspects were not present in Spain under Franco.…
Benito Mussolini outlines several essential characteristics of his preferred political ideology, Fascism, in what has become known as the Doctrine of Fascism. In this paper, Mussolini outlines his vision of the ideology, and explains the major issues that Fascism will address once it becomes the leading political system in Italy. Mussolini’s major points as outlined in the Doctrine included an extreme emphasis on nationalism, organization and modernization of the state, persistent focus on religion, life as a struggle, and the notion that individuals exist only for the improvement of society as a whole. Wolfgang Schieder, after reviewing the Doctrine of Fascism, explains Mussolini’s success based on it and clarifies what exactly Adolf Hitler adopted from the Italian Fascist ideology to incorporated into his own Third Reich.…
Some people can have different opinions on communism and fascism. Communism is the proletariat. You have no social classes, no political movements, no economic ideology,and you don't even have any money. Also in communism there is no clear leader. Fascism often has one military leader. They are also head of government and could become a dictator. Also they tend to put the state ahead of the individual. Communism and Fascism are similar in a way because the leaders that were communist and the leaders that were fascist were basically doing the same thing just in a different way.…
To what extent does disappointment with the outcome of the first world war explain growing support for the Italian fascist party in the years 1919-1922?…
Even though there aren’t any more fascist countries in the world, there are many groups or organizations that have still been running using fascist ideologies.…
The word totalitarianism was first used by the Italian philosopher, Giovanni Gentile to describe a socio-political system (Pleuger). Totalitarianism is a form of government in which all of society resources are monopolized by the state, entering all aspects of public and private life, through the states use of propaganda, terror, and technology(Grobman). Totalitarian societies are very distinct, organized, and controlled usually by one man who directs the whole economy and unities it under a single belief. Totalitarian societies seek to establish complete political, social, and cultural control. There are many types of Totalitarian governments that can be seen through political history. The most common forms of Totalitarianism are Nazism and Fascism which are “right wing” and Communism that is “left wing” and are usually led by charismatic and strong figure heads. Left wing types of Totalitarian governments are individuals and groups who desire to reform or overthrow the established order and advocate change in the name of greater freedom or well-being of the common man. Right wing types of Totalitarian governments are the opposite and are individuals or groups who profess opposition to change in the established order and who favor traditional attitudes and practices, and who sometimes advocate the forced establishment of an authoritarian political order (Grobman). Totalitarianism spread throughout the European continent and created Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Communist Soviet Union or U.S.S.R in Russia that would forever change government and policies.…
In a society with ever evolving technology comes new concerns. With the introduction of the cell phone and texting the risk to the driver has increased ten folds. The driver no longer just has to just worry about the inexperienced driver and the drunk driver, but now must be concerned with the new threat of distracted driver’s texting while operating motor vehicles.…
Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.…