Erica Slaughter
“Italy”
University of Phoenix
Western ideals and World War II Hundreds of philosophers and historians possess the concern of how the modern world has come into being. Many issues, from The Great War to World War II have effects society today. This paper will trace the rise of totalitarianism in Italy as well as other European countries between 1918 and 1939, and the contrast to political developments in Great Britain, France, and the United States. In this paper the subject to explain is the Holocaust in the context of World War II and Western ideals, including the roots of anti-Semitism and intolerance of those considered inferior in Germany, a comparison of anti-Semitic actions in Germany, also an explanation of The Final Solution. This paper concludes with a description of the aftermath of World War II.
The Rise of Totalitarianism in Italy Political changes totalitarianism and fascism in Italy during 1918. Benito Mussolini advocated a violent revolution to over throw the parliamentary monarchy within Italy and denounced nationalism. Mussolini celebrated Italy entering the war; he also noticed the dissatisfaction of many homebound soldiers focused on the Treaty of Versailles. In effort to persuade Italy into the war, Allied Powers promised Italy large portion of territorial gains. In 1920 Mussolini had convinced many soldiers to break up strikes, the Black shirts garnered their support also shared their communist sentiments. The police refused to stop the squads, allowing the Black shirts freedom to inflict damage they wished. Political development in Italy changed drastically the old system to the way other countries had begun to handle their politics. Through the use of propaganda Hitler change the entire way the people of Germany thought he practiced a policy of racial superiority of the Germans. Hitler called Germans Aryans, and people were sorted by the correct ethnic group purity.