Ideologies Of The Axis Powers: Rise Of Fascism Within Europe
Reasons For Fascism
In reading the documents considering the Evidence: Ideologies of the Axis Powers, the rise of Fascism within Europe starts to be understood. When addressing Mussolini’s Italy or Hitler’s Germany their separate identities start to form the ideals that allowed for Fascism to take hold of each country. What these documents express most clearly is that all of the European nations that formed the Axis Powers had different reasons to allow for this political revolution. Eventually these ideals led to negative historical consequences, at home and in the world.
Of the two main documents examined; those being "The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism" written by Benito Mussolini and "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" by Adolf Hitler we are able to see concrete conditions being expressed as to why these doctrines were embraced. Both felt pressure from past aggressions …show more content…
and dominance from certain European powers. Mussolini describes an imperial presence that dictated his rise. Separately Hitler found inspiration from the fall out of a bitter war and his desire for vengeance and retribution. After ten years of power within Italy Mussolini describes not only the ideals of his Fascism but why he felt it was " spontaneous and inevitable" in Italy. Early in the y Mussolini outlines the ideals of Fascism, but also describes the weakness of other political ideology specifically Marxist socialism and democracy. These ideas show his displeasure for the procedure of European Imperialism coming out of Britain and France. Mussolini states that “rising again after many centuries of abasement and foreign servitude" stating a belief the Italy has been the victim of surrounding power and fascism was the solution. Hitler in turn believed that neighboring foreign powers also were to blame and would be the cause that allowed fascisms rise. After the war conditions in Germany were less than desirable and Hitler as disenchanted veteran of World War 1 decided for the people of Germany that Fascism was the necessary fix for his country. Mein Kampf outlines hatred for the powers that lead to Germany’s deplorable condition and in this outline inspires hate that became a powerful vehicle for Fascism and its temporary conquest of Europe. Both dictators felt there were conditions with in their countries that deemed the time necessary for the rise of their political structure.
The ideas presented within the documents were able to inspire nations to great power within the world.
These ideals achieved such wide spread popularity for a couple different reasons. The most important of these reasons being the deplorable conditions in which these nations were surviving. Both nations were victims of World War I and the expectations outlined in the Treaty of Versailles. After that war the winning powers were uneven in their treatment of the people in the countries of the losing nations. This led to a willingness to better their situation and an eagerness for a leader who could lead them to prosperity. This leads to a second reason for an acceptance of these ideals. Both Mussolini and Hitler at their very most were charismatic. These nations found inspiration and hope in these men, and at their ability to express and articulate an ideal that would lead to the greater good of each nation. Mussolini and Hitler understood that the impoverished and the deprived were willing and looking to find something to believe in and they used it to their
advantage. The ideas that were being presented in these European countries were widely accepted because the state of each respective countries condition. This leads to the idea that even some of these could have been presented to the western nations and may have even been persuasive. The acceptance of Fascism as we discussed earlier was easily done because of the state of the European nations. At the same time Western nations were also facing Economical situations such as the great depression. So in this way the citizens within in these westernized nations are facing similar unfavorable conditions that could lead to the questioning of the current system in which they are living. The idea of a strong leader idealist with a plan that can lead to desired and currently unknown prosperity would appeal to week and poor. Secondly the strong concept of nationalism to back up the leader and his ideals is all that more powerful. When fascism comes wrapped in a flag it becomes all that more acceptable it seems and in western nations spiraling economic conditions and the desire to praise their country and its leaders makes it seem all that more likely that Fascism could have made a play for the western nations in the 1930’s. What we understand about the rise of Fascism in the 1930s is that it came for several different reasons. A dispute between the central powers within Europe early in 20th century lead to a great war, which lead to great oppression of the defeated and these events lead to the blue print of fascism. When these countries found themselves desperate for leadership to relieve their nation’s strife, the persuasiveness of these men was too much to deny. In their separate prejudice Mussolini and Hitler inspired nations to believe in the process of Fascism. It happened out of different conditions as well similar situations but in the end the embracement of the ideal of Fascism was abundant.
Work Cited
Strayer, Robert W. Ways of the World A Breif History with sources. Vol. 2. Boston New York: Bedford/St Martins, 2011.
In reading the documents considering the Evidence: Ideologies of the Axis Powers, the rise of Fascism within Europe starts to be understood. When addressing Mussolini’s Italy or Hitler’s Germany their separate identities start to form the ideals that allowed for Fascism to take hold of each country. What these documents express most clearly is that all of the European nations that formed the Axis Powers had different reasons to allow for this political revolution. Eventually these ideals led to negative historical consequences, at home and in the world.
Of the two main documents examined; those being "The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism" written by Benito Mussolini and "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" by Adolf Hitler we are able to see concrete conditions being expressed as to why these doctrines were embraced. Both felt pressure from past aggressions …show more content…
and dominance from certain European powers. Mussolini describes an imperial presence that dictated his rise. Separately Hitler found inspiration from the fall out of a bitter war and his desire for vengeance and retribution. After ten years of power within Italy Mussolini describes not only the ideals of his Fascism but why he felt it was " spontaneous and inevitable" in Italy. Early in the y Mussolini outlines the ideals of Fascism, but also describes the weakness of other political ideology specifically Marxist socialism and democracy. These ideas show his displeasure for the procedure of European Imperialism coming out of Britain and France. Mussolini states that “rising again after many centuries of abasement and foreign servitude" stating a belief the Italy has been the victim of surrounding power and fascism was the solution. Hitler in turn believed that neighboring foreign powers also were to blame and would be the cause that allowed fascisms rise. After the war conditions in Germany were less than desirable and Hitler as disenchanted veteran of World War 1 decided for the people of Germany that Fascism was the necessary fix for his country. Mein Kampf outlines hatred for the powers that lead to Germany’s deplorable condition and in this outline inspires hate that became a powerful vehicle for Fascism and its temporary conquest of Europe. Both dictators felt there were conditions with in their countries that deemed the time necessary for the rise of their political structure.
The ideas presented within the documents were able to inspire nations to great power within the world.
These ideals achieved such wide spread popularity for a couple different reasons. The most important of these reasons being the deplorable conditions in which these nations were surviving. Both nations were victims of World War I and the expectations outlined in the Treaty of Versailles. After that war the winning powers were uneven in their treatment of the people in the countries of the losing nations. This led to a willingness to better their situation and an eagerness for a leader who could lead them to prosperity. This leads to a second reason for an acceptance of these ideals. Both Mussolini and Hitler at their very most were charismatic. These nations found inspiration and hope in these men, and at their ability to express and articulate an ideal that would lead to the greater good of each nation. Mussolini and Hitler understood that the impoverished and the deprived were willing and looking to find something to believe in and they used it to their
advantage. The ideas that were being presented in these European countries were widely accepted because the state of each respective countries condition. This leads to the idea that even some of these could have been presented to the western nations and may have even been persuasive. The acceptance of Fascism as we discussed earlier was easily done because of the state of the European nations. At the same time Western nations were also facing Economical situations such as the great depression. So in this way the citizens within in these westernized nations are facing similar unfavorable conditions that could lead to the questioning of the current system in which they are living. The idea of a strong leader idealist with a plan that can lead to desired and currently unknown prosperity would appeal to week and poor. Secondly the strong concept of nationalism to back up the leader and his ideals is all that more powerful. When fascism comes wrapped in a flag it becomes all that more acceptable it seems and in western nations spiraling economic conditions and the desire to praise their country and its leaders makes it seem all that more likely that Fascism could have made a play for the western nations in the 1930’s. What we understand about the rise of Fascism in the 1930s is that it came for several different reasons. A dispute between the central powers within Europe early in 20th century lead to a great war, which lead to great oppression of the defeated and these events lead to the blue print of fascism. When these countries found themselves desperate for leadership to relieve their nation’s strife, the persuasiveness of these men was too much to deny. In their separate prejudice Mussolini and Hitler inspired nations to believe in the process of Fascism. It happened out of different conditions as well similar situations but in the end the embracement of the ideal of Fascism was abundant.
Work Cited
Strayer, Robert W. Ways of the World A Breif History with sources. Vol. 2. Boston New York: Bedford/St Martins, 2011.