HIST 1150 Lecture 4: The Rise of Fascism in Inter-War Europe
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During the 1920s and 1930s there was a fascist label applied. Week 4: the rise of fascism in inter-war europe to literally every country that was not clearly democratic or socialist. Versailles settlements gave them less land than they felt they deserved. 1920 when unhappy workers seized control of factories. Mussolini founded first italian fascist party, which grew when people recognized its potential to gain social order. Prime minister of italy, in 1922 and by 1926 he appeared to be. When depression struck the effort to build an efficient industry became more important than the little man. Mussolini turned to violence launching an invasion on ethiopia, began the downfall of italian. In 1933 hitler became chancellor of germany as head of a coalition government with few nazis. nazi"s gained german obedience through peer pressure. 3 factors contributed to the success of the nazi party: