During the interwar period, Germany, Italy, and Spain were all left in a weakened economic state by the post-World War I recession, and because of this, extreme poverty was felt throughout the nations. The countries’ ineffective leaderships did not provide any help, and the citizens were therefore open to fascism‒‒a radical political ideology that offered drastic change. The development of fascist governments led to the rise of dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco Franco. These rulers controlled school systems and created youth groups, so that they could mold children into what would fit their political aspirations. Students were taught to have blind faith in their leader, to unquestioningly obey the dictates of their regimes, and to fight. Because of fascist governments’ educational influence over youth, other social and political organizations naturally strengthened; therefore, the large support of fascist nationalism contributed to the government possessing a powerful military and having a greater global impact.
Although youth groups and education are not usually considered when thinking about the tumultuous interwar period, they played a major role in the outbreak of World War II and in the war itself. In Germany, the …show more content…
To answer this compelling question, multiple guiding questions were used to split up the research into smaller pieces. How was education set up in a fascist nation and how did the government influence this set up? What were the youth programs and what impact did they have on the children? How did youth groups and censored education impact the country’s future? All of these questions were created after doing some brief research about a child’s life during the interwar period; they helped to determine the beginning of the research
Although youth groups and education are not usually considered when thinking about the tumultuous interwar period, they played a major role in the outbreak of World War II and in the war itself. In Germany, the …show more content…
To answer this compelling question, multiple guiding questions were used to split up the research into smaller pieces. How was education set up in a fascist nation and how did the government influence this set up? What were the youth programs and what impact did they have on the children? How did youth groups and censored education impact the country’s future? All of these questions were created after doing some brief research about a child’s life during the interwar period; they helped to determine the beginning of the research