WWII

Bell Ringer

What qualities do you look for in a good leader?

1. Has his country in his best interest 2. Good Speaker (Motivating) 3. Hard working 4. Military Experience

Was Adolf Hitler a good leader?

How was the European Economy after WWI ?

-Landscape/Buildings were destroyed

-- Germany was forced to sign The Treaty of Versailles

-- The Great Depression

European Economies

US GB France Germany USSR

Industry production 46% 41% 24% 19% 28% Wholesale prices -32% -33% -34% -29% -30% Foreign trade -70% -60% -54% -78% -76% Unemployment +607% +129% +214% +558% +330%

The Soviet Union -1930s

Led by Joseph Stalin

He established totalitarianism: A political system where the government controls every part of its citizens lives

2 ways that he moved the USSR toward totalitarianism: 1. He called for rapid industrialization 2. He forced farmers and peasants to give up their land and work on collectives

He ruled with an Iron Fist

Italy

Led by Benito Mussolini

His followers were called: Blackshirts

Ruled Italy under a government system called Fascism:

Fascism – A strong government led by one person (attempts to eliminate or destroy all opposition)

1935 – Italy invades and conquers Ethiopia

Germany

1932 – The Nazi or National Socialist Party wins the national elections

The Nazi Party is led by…

Adolf Hitler

He ruled under a fascist state and used intimidation and fear to get what he wanted

He blamed Communists and Jews for Germany’s loss in WWI.

As a result he began to strip Jews of their civil rights.