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Is there ever a circumstance in which war is
the only option?
If no, explain.
If yes, explain in detail.
(Fun fact, WWII officially ended 70 years and
16 days ago)
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Write a 3 paragraph summary on the reading
 Include major topics
 Each paragraph must be 6-7 sentences
 Your text must be annotated!
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On your worksheets, write you name, the
date, and the period.
Our topic is WWII
Write everything you know about the time
period from 1931-September 2, 1945.
 Culture
 Events
 People
 Ideas
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List the main difference between
Totalitarianism and Dictatorship.
Use your sentence starters!
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Start the project
Write this website down
http://www.citationmachine.net/
Plug in your source information, chose MLA
format, and you have a correctly cited source.
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Political system, headed by a dictator, that calls for extreme
nationalism and racism, and no tolerance of opposition
Mussolini established the first fascist regime, followed soon after
by others, including Nazi Germany
Absolute Power of the State: Fascist regimes have a strong
centralized state, or national government. The fascist state
seeks total control over all major parts of society. Individuals
must give up their private needs and rights to serve the needs of
the whole society as represented by the state.
Rule by a Dictator: A single dictator runs the fascist state and
makes all the important decisions. This leader often uses
charisma, a magnetic personality, to gain the support of the
people.
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Corporatism: Fascists believe in taming capitalism by controlling
labor and factory owners. Unions, strikes, and other labor actions are
illegal. Although private property remains, the state controls the
economy.
Extreme Nationalism: The fascist state uses national glory and the
fear of outside threats to build a new society based on the “common
will” of the people. Fascists believe in action and looking at national
myths for guidance rather than relying on the “barren intellectualism”
of science and reason.
Superiority of the Nation’s People: Fascists hold up the nation’s people
as superior to other nationalities. They typically strengthen and unify
the dominant group in a nation while stifling dissent and persecuting
minority groups.
Militarism and Imperialism: Fascists believe that great nations show
their greatness by conquering and ruling weak nations. Fascists
believe the state can survive only if it successfully proves its military
superiority in war.
Mussolini establishes fascism
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Benito Mussolini coined the term “fascism” in 1919
to describe his political movement. He adopted the
ancient Roman fasces as his symbol.
ii. Mussolini rose to power by appealing to the anger
of many Italians
iii. They felt like they had not won enough in the treaty
that ended WWI.
iv. Established the Fascist party
v. REMINDER: This didn’t happen all at once, this was
a slow process overtime
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v. Forced the king of Italy to declare Mussolini the
head of the government
vi. Banned all political parties except for Fascism
vii. Known as Il Duce (the leader)
viii. Put an end to democratic rule in Italy
ix. Got rid of civil liberties and free press.
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Boys and girls of all ages were enrolled in
military organizations that taught them loyalty
to the new government
Built up Italy’s military and vowed to
recapture the glory of the ancient Romans
e. Attack on Ethiopia
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In 1935 he sent Italian forces to invade the African nation
of Ethiopia
Took it over as its own territory
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Reminder: the League of Nations was before the UN
Didn’t have enough power to really do anything
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Lacked the power to enforce the ban
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It attacked and annexed Albania in 1939
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f. Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie appealed to the league
of nations for help
g. The League responded by banning trade in weapons
and other materials with Italy
h. Italy left the League and continued its aggressive
polities
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True or False: Dictatorship has ‘rule of law’
True or False: Anarchy is the same as the
“state of nature”
_________________ is where people directly
control the day to day decisions
_________________ is where people elect
others to control the decisions
_________________ has a king or queen in
control of the government