Therefore the British government sought to follow a policy of appeasement. ... Looking on with hindsight many historians have condemned the actions of Chamberlain and his government. ... A union with Austria was forbidden and Germany was ordered to pay £6,600 million in reparations in war damages and pensions inflicted on Britain, Italy and France. ... It was essentially a divided nation fascism v democracy The Spanish civil war was initially the result of an army revolt, which broke out against the Spanish left-wing republican government. ... The French leader Leon Blum was sym...

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A new form of government called fascism arose after the singing of the treaty of Versailles and the failure of the league of nations. ... Hitler had to convince the Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini who had a treaty with Austria that guaranteed its independence. He offered Mussolini support in the Italian occupation in Abyssinia only if Italy would ignore its treaty with Austria , Mussolini agreed. Hitler and his Nazi army made their way to Austria and pressured them to legalize the Nazi party . ... A Nazi member was to take his place , German troops then came in and officially proclai...

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Though some may argue that imperialism was the main factor behind the start of world war one, it was still a byproduct of nationalist government. It is commonly believed that it was the assassination of Prince Ferdinand of Austria, a direct byproduct of Serbian nationalism. "Serbians seeking to gain territory at Austria-Hungary's expense, and members of a secret society collaborated together to kill the Austrian heir to the throne. ...

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This political surprise was a new social, political and economic system, which would overcome government dichotomies such as, private vs. public as well as individual vs. collective decisions. ... During many years, Italy was faced with false, disloyal leaders, and Mussolini came and augmented Italy and became the spokesman of a nation betrayed by its leaders, who could only make Italy dependent on Germany and Austria . ... As Italy's past dictators created a nation merely dependent on Germany and Austria, Mussolini instead blocked his nation form evolving or having any possible dependenc...

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In essence, Italy was a historical follower; the government jumped onto the Allied bandwagon when it was clear they would win World War I and later switched sides in order to join the Axis Powers when World War II began. ... Anonymous articles during this time continued to proclaim that the Fascist government were not pacifistic, as were the democracies. ... He marched into Austria in March of 1938, warning Rome at the last possible moment. All the while Italy had a full plate with it's involvement in Spain, Hitler felt he could take Austria and Czechoslovakia. ... Mussolini paid back...

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With this many members Hitler thought that he would be able to overthrow the government of Bavaria and eventually Berlin. ... It did not take long for them to establish a totalitarian government. ... They began by invading Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938. ... He began training boys that were only 14 years old, but this still did not strengthen his military, and in 1945 the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and other ally nations defeated Germany, and the Nazi government collapsed. ...

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With this many members Hitler thought that he would be able to overthrow the government of Bavaria and eventually Berlin. ... It did not take long for them to establish a totalitarian government. ... They began by invading Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938. ... He began training boys that were only 14 years old, but this still did not strengthen his military, and in 1945 the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and other ally nations defeated Germany, and the Nazi government collapsed. ...

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Fascism as a political totalitarian movement of the right was born in Italy in 1919 with the name Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, meaning Italian Fasces of Fighting and by 1923 the Fascist movement came to power after the so-called 'March to Rome'1 and very soon after, under the dictatorial government of Benito Mussolini took complete control of society.2 In these years, the passion for nationalism on which the Fascist ideology was based found breeding sites everywhere in the world where the wounds of the Great War were still open. ...

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In 1919, Hitler became fascinated with politics and at the same time fell in love with German culture and German nationalism, although he was from Austria. ... Earlier, Hitler had become interested in three political parties, Austrian Social Democrats, Georg von Schonerer's Pan-German Nationalists, and Karl Lueger's Christian Social Party. ... He starts by trying to take over the current government in Germany. The Germany government made a big mistake when they decided to resume payments for their war debts. ... Hitler organized the Nazi party so that it was ready to be a govern...

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They included the Fatherland Front, led by Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria, the Falange founded by Jose Antonio Primo in Spain, the Cross of Fire, renamed the French Social Party led by Colonel Francois de La Rocque, the Gentile National Socialist Movement and the South Africa Fascists, both in South Africa, the Ku Klux Klan in the United States, and the military dictatorship of Admiral Tojo Hideki in Japan (RoSo, 2002). ... Mussolini capitalized on the uninspired leadership, weak government and economic chaos that fell on Italy during this time to glorify authoritarian and military virtues, and...

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They invaded the Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. ... This rejected Economic Freedom, Private Property, Self-Interest and as well as Competition since the state controlled the economy--since it is in Stalin's plan to have a command economy or a system in which the government makes all the decisions involving the economy of the nation-state. ... There was also no room for competition since the government controlled everything and everyone had to follow what the government ordered to meet the planned production increase, which is 20% per year. ...

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Another reason that helped the Nazis gained power was that after WW1 the Communists violently attempted to overthrow the government. ... Totalitarianism is government control over all aspects of a particular country and a person's life. ... The Nazi regime in Germany was a totalitarian one, because its government leaders showed no mercy toward potential opponents as this speech from Herman Goring displays: " Police officers who use weapons in carrying out their duties will be covered by me. ... The reunification with Austria took place in March 1938 and a year later Czechoslovakia wa...

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Italy received most of the Austrian territories it demanded, but many maintained that these were inadequate rewards for their sacrifices. ... Governments were often seen as corrupt, indecisive, and defeatist. ... They attacked socialists, often physically, and succeeded in taking over some local governments. ... Without firing a shot the Black Shirts had gained control of the Italian government. ... He then moved to close down parliamentary government and other parties entirely. ...

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