This week we will begin our investigation of the causes of WWII. We will discuss the rise of dictators, beginning with Mussolini (Italy), Stalin (USSR), & Hitler (Germany). We will also investigate the rise of militarists in Japan & the Spanish Civil War (and the take-over by Franco) in the years following WWI. As for the dictators, they all made promises to their people, & then found ways of controlling them with absolute power. We will discuss how the dictators came to power & how they maintained power. We will discuss the ideology of fascism as well. All of them used propaganda, censorship, terror, & they worked to eliminate those who spoke out against them. Later in the week we will emphasize our efforts on Hitler & the Nazis, as their actions were a major cause of more conflict. We will also discuss the issue of appeasement & why the nations in Europe allowed these dictators to "get away" with so much before war broke out in 1939.
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