how were tensions rising in Germay, Italy, and Japan
Germany – humiliated by the treaty of Versailles, burdened by heavy reparation; they longed for revenge
Italy and Japan – large war, debts and economic hardships created tensions with allies
All were compounded by spiritual blindness
Socialist in Italy who organized the fascist party
Benito Mussolini
Also known as the black shirt; this is a form of socialism similar to communism, excepting the fact that it allows some heavily regulated private property and enterprise
Fascism
Socialist in Germany who promised prosperity; he was a leader of the Nazi party
Adolf Hitler ; nazi stands for national socialist German workers party
A form of socialism that more heavily relies on terrorist aggression, fanatical racism, and anti-democratic nationalism
Nazism
Hitler’s autobiography and exposition of Nazi ideology
Mein kämpf
What did Hitler call himself and his new government? What was his famous slogan?
De Fuhrer
the third reich
“Today Germany, tomorrow the world”
Who primarily led the militarists in Japan and held all the power leaving this emperor ______________ ,who was the official head of government, with no real authority
General Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito