WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Stalin’s Russia?
A
They were all democratic governments.
B
used terror tactics against political opponents.
C
Marxist principles governed all economic activity.
D
Nationalist movements decreased their borders.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following does NOT describe Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy and Stalin’s Russia? Marxist principles governed all economic activity.

Detailed explanation-2: -From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roger Griffin describes fascism as “a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultranationalism.” Griffin describes the ideology as having three core components: “(i) the rebirth myth, (ii) populist ultra-nationalism, and (iii) the myth of decadence."

Detailed explanation-4: -Common themes among fascist movements include: authoritarianism, nationalism (including racial nationalism), hierarchy and elitism, and militarism. Other aspects of fascism such as its “myth of decadence", anti-egalitarianism and totalitarianism can be seen to originate from these ideas.

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