History fascism test

Black shirts

Mussolini supports into combat squads

March on Rome

A march by Mussolini and the fascist in order to seize power

What happened to the Japanese economy as a result of the Great Depression?

It devastated the economy

What was the Japanese economy like immediately following WWI

It grew because they exported many goods to the allies

How did the ultranationalist get power in Japan

They assassinated several politicians

How did the Great Depression lead to calls for renewed expansion

By causing resource shortages and hunger for new territory with lots of resources

What problems plagued Italy following WWI

Unhappy workers and unemployment

How did conditions in Italy lead to Mussolini rise in power

Because he promised the people of Italy that he would end corruption, and that he would bring order to Italy.

What was the appeal of fascism

A promise of a stable government

What was the Weimar Republic

A democratic government created by German politicians

What problems plagued the Weimar government

Small parties had competing goals

How did Hitler come to power in 1933

Because in the 1933 election the Nazi party won many seats in the reichstag

What actions did Hotler and the nazis begin to remove the Jews from society

They passed the Numbers laws which legally deprived the Jews of citizenship

Compare and contrast fascism and communism

Fascism values the good of the state over the good of the individual but communism values the good of the individual over the state