Rise+of+Fascism+in+Italy+and+Germany

Mitch Bugaj

Rise of fascism in Italy
 * Benito Mussolini took lead
 * started as a political party //Fasci di Combattimento//
 * The party appealed to war veterans
 * Mussolini then transformed the party into the national Fascist party
 * took power in a fake march on Rome
 * really attained power through negotiation

Rise of fascism in Germany
 * Adolf Hitler took power
 * Germany was in economic distress
 * massacres of jews
 * Hitler's beer hall putsch failed
 * The Nazis failed in their first attempt to overthrow the government
 * Nazis were put in control by the previous leader
 * Nazis exploited a loophole to gain power

both
 * Leaders were soldiers in WWI
 * Italy and Germany restricted to 1 political party
 * secret police were used
 * Groups like the SA and black shirts killed political opponents

Cannistraro, Philip V. "Mussolini, Benito." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.