Terms:
Nazism
Mein Kampf
Hitler Youth
Fuhrer
Enabling Act
Nuremberg Laws
Questions:
- Why was Hitler's approach to fascism more extreme than Mussolini's?
- Why were conditions in Germany between the wars ripe for the rise of a leader like Hitler?
- Why was Hitler so popular among Germany's youth?
- After he was elected chancellor, how did Hitler ensure that he would remain in power?
- In what ways did Hitler's approach to governing become more extreme after he had secured power?
Terms:
Mussolini
Black Shirts
Lateran Agreement
Questions:
- What situations upset the Italian citizens enough to make them support a leader like Mussolini?
- When discussing how Mussolini assumed power, the textbook puts the word "legally" in quotations. Why is the legality of his rise to power up for debate?
- What strategies did Mussolini implement to turn Italy into a Totalitarian state?
- What were the limits to Mussolini's totalitarianism (especially when compared to the Soviet Union and Germany)?
