Compare And Contrast The Fascism In Italy With The Nazism Of Germany (Coursework Sample)

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1 . Compare and contrast the fascism in Italy with the Nazism of Germany. What were the similarities and what were the differences between the two regimes
Nazism and Fascism were political schools of thought in the earlier 20th century, mostly practiced in Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany (Heeve, 2016). Even though Fascism and Nazism were similar in many aspects, they still had some elements of difference between them. One of the differences was the political ideology surrounding gender issues, economics, and society. Threats such as Communism and Economic problems gave a good ground for the growth an alternative system perceived to be a remedy to these challenges. Both countries had their parliamentary democracy system collapse and therefore led to its replacement by dictatorships. Mussolini and Hitler both charismatic and influential proved that they earned an opportunity to deal with political and economic crises. Radical groups who were advocating for anti-democratic and anti-Communist sentiments grew there agenda mostly in the event of a power vacuum. A weak party system gave raise to individuals having significant influence and able to propagate their own agenda.
2. The end of WWI resulted in numerous social, economical and political changes. Indeed, for many of the participants of that conflict, the diplomatic/political and economical status of their nations declined. Conversely, other participants drew inspiration and sought to achieve autonomy. Discuss the sweeping changes that followed WWI on the international level
Economically, the war significantly destroyed the economies of European, which facilitated United States to become the world's number one industrial power and leading creditor. Social consequences of the war, include an influenza epidemic which amounted to many deaths worldwide and mass murder of Armenians in Turkey. Politically, it led to the collapse of monarchies such as Turkey in 1922 and Germany in 1918 (Gilderlehrman.org, 2016). It also facilitated the rise of Bolshevik to power in Russia and in Italy the victory of fascism. Due to the enormous number of people who died and the agony that the war brought to people it led to a lot of bitterness and eventually contributed to world war two.
3. Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin all utilized terror as a means of centralizing their authority over their respective states. Compare and contrast their methods of domination and their ascendance to power. How did each use “nationalism” to their advantage?
They never tolerated any advice or control from the conservatives that assisted them into power. They used a mixture of propaganda, concession, foreign adventure and repression to build their approval. They also used censorship and legalized state sponsored violence to destroy the opposition. The two had an insatiable desire for supreme personal authority over their respective countries and beyond. This is why they tried to conquer other nations to bring under their rule. They were determined to make sure that power is theirs alone. The support of the army made these two regimes very powerful. The cultic hailing of these two leaders made their authority paramount (Alphahistory.com, 2012). Many citizens believed in an all-powerful charismatic leader and therefore justified the state's intrusion into most if not all aspect of their lives. They also created a vast police force that dealt ruthlessly on any dissent, but they were matched against each other to decrease any potential dispute to their throne. There were some differences in the way these three leaders operated. First, Stalin and Hitler built mass prison camps to lock up antagonist. Mussolini relied less on prison camps and instead used thugs for this purpose. Hitler and Stalin used mass deportations of ethnic minorities, so to galvanize their control. Hitler did this to Poles and Jews too. Mussolini did not use death camps but still deported Jews from Italy.
4. The decade of the 1920s has been characterized as both an “age of anxiety” and a "period of hope.” Why?
The end of World War I bestowed peace, and, later, prosperity. The success realized in this period is what was referred to as the period of hope. It was also during this period that strife, criminality and other negative issues were experienced and hence the phrase age of anxiety.
Period of Hope
Due to the destruction that happened in England and France caused by war America sold manufactured goods and food to these countries. This led to the doubling of America’s total wealth between 1920 and 1929. New inventions like refrigerators, vacuum cleaners washing machines and vehicles catalyzed the American society to being a consumer nation. This was facilitated by credit purchase which meant that everyone had an opportunity to own these items. The spending culture spread into movies, nightclubs and other entertainment for...