HISTORY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Benito Mussolini, Quarantine Speech, War Production Board
12 Jun 2016
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The bolsheviks rose to power in the soviet union, sparking a civil war in russia trying to take over the government in russia. Joseph stalin rose to power into the soviet union o. Instilled a 5-year plan filled with massive industrialization and completely getting rid of private property: collectivized agriculture and forced peasants to grow crops for the state. Widespread famine and starvation hit the soviet union. Stalin would eliminate anyone that wasn"t loyal to him. Benito mussolini (fascism) --> far right compared to communism"s far left Heavily nationalistic and resonated with a lot of people. With each nation that fell to radical governments, it created a domino effect around europe. Anti-semitism was a way for the germans to provide an explanation for what happened during wwi and why germany sucked. All the governments tremendously destabilized european governments. Widespread use of bombing against civilians: guernica was one of the most horrific examples of civilian destruction.
