USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Germany and Italy, the economic depression weakened the existing governments. As people demanded change, a political movement that believed in an extremely strong, national government, called fascism, became popular in these countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: During the 1930s both Italy and Germany had governments that were fascist dictatorships. Italy was run by Benito Mussolini, and Germany was governed by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Both countries became democracies after World War II ended.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, historians generally agree that Italian foreign policy was directed by Mussolini during this period and that he pursued a more clearly Fascist foreign policy from the mid-1930s: glorification of war for its own sake, pursuit of imperial expansion, and a move away from diplomacy and cooperation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Italian fascism was rooted in Italian nationalism, national syndicalism, revolutionary nationalism, and the desire to restore and expand Italian territories, which Italian Fascists deemed necessary for a nation to assert its superiority and strength and to avoid succumbing to decay.