HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
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Hitler and Mussolini made false promises to the people, and took control by force.
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Political and economic instability left the people desperate for a strong leader.
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The people were too involved in their own lives and failed to resist their unjust government.
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Mussolini and Hitler committed widespread election fraud and ruled without the consent of the people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fascists believed that too much international trade would make the national economy dependent on international capital and therefore vulnerable to international economic sanctions. Economic self-sufficiency, known as autarky, was a major goal of most fascist governments.
Detailed explanation-2: -Italian fascism emerged in the economic crisis of the 1920s and 1930s. It started with a string of violent clashes in the northern part of Italy beginning in 1920. There, tensions over pay and work conditions had put landowning farmers in conflict with Socialist-backed workers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Italy’s King, Victor Emmanuel III, refused to declare a state of emergency and impose martial law. Instead he dissolved the government and asked Mussolini to form a new one. Mussolini became both prime minister and interior minister, the latter post, critically, giving him control over the police.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.