“social capital.” Social capital is meant to capture the value‚ economic and otherwise‚ that comes from social networks‚ through which people frequently interact with one another. But what if social capital ends up contributing to the rise of extreme movements‚ including fascism? It is well-established that individuals and societies can gain a great deal from civic institutions‚ such as parent-teacher associations‚ athletic leagues‚ churches and music clubs. High levels of social capital have been associated
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question to the German people in 1923. The face of post World War I Germany was truly battered‚ in all senses of the word. Germany had lost the war politically‚ which essentially meant emotionally. The country had no sense of leadership‚ and was suffering from many economic hardships. With the loss of the war‚ came the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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years of the Nazi party had turned the meaning of the Swastika into a symbol of “Aryan identity” and German national pride. This representation of the future Aryan race that Hitler was trying to create did not include the Jews‚ as well as several other minority groups‚ that he deemed unworthy or “unclean” to be a part of German society. This twisted version of the Swastika‚ created by Hitler himself‚ “became associated with the idea of a racially ‘pure’ state. By the time the Nazis gained control
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In 1933‚ over 9 million Jews populated Europe. Most European Jews lived in countries that Nazi Germany was later influenced to attack during World War II. “It is likely that Hitler experienced and possible that he shared the general antisemitism common among middle-class German nationalists. Nevertheless‚ he had personal and business relationships with Jews in Vienna and was‚ at times‚ dependent in part on Jews for his living. This may have been a cause for discretion about his actual feelings about
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American History 7th period Without Hitler‚ German fascism could possibly die in early stages. At the very least‚ we probably don’t see the militarization of Germany occur quite so fast. So‚ Germany still has some averages left in the government. Italy is still fascist‚ but Mussolini never would have had the resources to lead Europe into a World War. Without Hitler and Mussolini personal bond the teamwork between Germany and Italy is much less than what had actually taken place. Any European
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Benito Mussolini‚ What is Fascism? Italy faced serious postwar economic problems which became known as "The Two Red Years". It faced inflation problems due to government printing money to pay for weapons‚ workers on strike‚ arms and shipbuilders became bankrupt due to lack of government order‚ and unemployment rose to two million as returning soldiers searched for work. Benito Mussolini‚ upon being removed from the Socialist Party for advocating Italy ’s participation in battle‚ organized the
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State? Mussolini • Influenced future dictators because of fascism • It was appealing and gave hope to many people because Fascism was centered around improving living conditions and the economy as well as gaining land and being superior to others which is what many strived for in this period of time • Modernized Italy and served as the posterchild of what other countries could look like Hitler • Impact out of State: His rise to power in Germany inspired the rest of the world to solve its problems with
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Pan’s Labyrinth is as much of a fantastic fairy tale as it is a story about how fairy tales clash with fascism of the post-Civil War Spain. It is seemingly far too often that fantastic films are a disappointment‚ by patronizing the viewer‚ making no statement about the real world and is merely a form of youthful escapism. Director Guillermo Del Toro provides a much needed serious fantasy. The film is also special in the fact there is not a national identity attached to it. It is not a national
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II with no signs of letting up. Germany appeared as though they had really pressed the offensive by attacking with numbers‚ numerous times with no apparent end in sight. After being subjected to the German military and it’s tactics so many times‚ one would think that the Allies would have a pretty clear view of what Germany had and what to expect. But Germany continued to keep the opposition guessing on what they would do next. It was like a magician show. Germany had its blitzkrieg in one hand‚
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Before tackling the issue of racism in Germany or elsewhere‚ we first need to be aware of the term “racism” and its origins. According to Professor Marion Kaplan’s lecture‚ racism is a 15th century idea created following European observations of perceived biological markings. Racism denotes a hierarchy of superiority and inferiority based on factors such as gender‚ skin tone‚ and other biological characteristics. The word race stems from Arabic ras‚ which means beginning‚ origin‚ or head (Burleigh
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