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Dictators in a Changing World http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.charleslipson.com/Images/Hitler-Mussolini-incar.jpg&imgrefurl=http://irksanddelights.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_archive.html&usg=__ABmJtqECmcwiQIcpM9bI4-KmRI=&h=323&w=540&sz=69&hl=en&start=12&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=5BQKlwiiNOjTyM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhitler%2Bmussolini%2Bfranco%26um%3D1%26hl%3 Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1 http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/hist/jpetropoulos/church/rachelpage/franco.jpg After WW1 • The 1920’s caused much frustration • They expected the Treaty of Versailles to undo the chaos caused by WW1 • Instead it caused more trouble: – Losers: felt unfairly treated – Winners: believed that they had gained nothing – Everyone felt cheated: who was to blame? A new Map of Europe • Every national group was to have its own country – So part of Germany was given back to Poland and France. – They divided Austria and Turkey into a number of countries – They could not draw a neat line and put all Germans and slaves on one side and poles or Italians on another side. – Many minorities resented being part of these countries – Majority groups feared the smaller nationalities Rise of Fascist Dictators • After WW1, Europeans lost faith in their old leaders (Princes, Kings, Queens, emperors and their advisors) – They had lead Europe into WW1 • At the Treaty of Versailles, democratic governments for the “new” countries was instituted. Voters had difficulty judging the new politicians. • Then came the 30’s… The Great Depression and the rise of fascism • The Depression caused problems in stable democracies like Canada, the US and Britain • In an unsettled Europe, the effects were disasterous • Facist leaders, like Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco promised them better lives and blamed foreigners, communists, democrats and Jews for the problems of their countries. Flip to page 133 - 135 • Outline the following in a PowerPoint for your fascist country: – The leader – How they took power – How they manifested themselves in the country – What was significant that happened (murders, military control of the country, etc) Caricature depicting the 1st anniversary of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hitler_-_Franco_-_Mussolini_-_caricature.jpg