British Union of Fascists

after his victory in the national election on April 6, 1924, Mussolini was established the Fascist dictator in 1926. In order to maintain his newly found control over his country, he made a youth organization called the Young Fascist to indoctrinate the young minds of the nation in Fascist ideas. However, he was not successful. Many of the young simply refused the organization and refused to attend to the Fascist Young meeting. Although, Mussolini were successful in getting supports from the…

Western Democracies Respond to Crisis Western democracies responded to the Great Depression and the spread of radical ideologies by enacting laws, creating programs, and leading revolts. Nevertheless, their actions proved futile because what ended the Great Depression was an even worse crisis: World War II. On October 24, 1929, the American stock market crashed. On this day, known forever as Black Tuesday, the American economy plummeted into debt. Furthermore, international trade collapsed as…

Fascist governments, even fascist-leaning ones, are subject to European Union sanction as seen with the Freedom Party in Austria (Bell 245). These governments existence is key to defining modern Europe as the surviving institutions spent so much on combatting them. The Nazis razed Europe to…

World War 2, described as one of the most horrendous tragedies in not only america 's history but the world history. Aggression and hostility dominating most European Nations in the 1930s and 1940s which lead to numerous of innocent deaths. Hitler played an important yet notorious role during the time period serving as a relentless german leader along with many more important leaders involved. With the rise of fascism in italy and germany, the goal to maintain peace, which lead to the treaty…

Thesis Over a period of one hundred years, the British Empire ruled over the Indian subcontinent in racially discriminatory, enslaving ways. Deprived of self-rule, the Indians formed groups and alliances in order to politically compromise with the British for Indian independence. In his attempts to rid India of British rule, freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose of Calcutta sacrificed his security and ultimately his life, refusing to compromise with the unjust ways of the Raj. A Patriot, and…

of the word. Officially designated the “Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart” by the government of the German Democratic Republic, the wall split the city of Berlin into two segments. One half was controlled by the Soviet Union and the other half of Berlin was administered by an alliance of the three Western allied powers, comprised of the United Kingdom, the United States and France. Claimed by the German Democratic Republic to be a defense against “fascist elements” that could undermine the…

promised, the United States halted all trades between fascist states, while providing a large amount of supplies to those fighting against them. The US officially entered the war after Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Invading North African with British force, the US began its involvement in the European battlefield. The major military offensive of American troops in Europe was known as D-Day, “nearly 200,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers under the command of General…

Political scientist Karl Dietrich Bracher has hypothesized the goal of the national fascist state is “to embody people’s awakened political consciousness” under the idea of “self-determination for all nations”. This idea is seen in the deep connection between fascist movements and nationalism. The end goal of fascist governments, setting aside authoritarian political takeover and socio-economic control, is for a unified nationalist body that can effectively…

people of all origins. Germany was able to roll over Poland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and then all of France. In order for Germany to become self sufficient, the attack on the Soviet Union was necessary. Although this was an unsuccessful invasion because the USSR was one of the most powerful unions in the country at the time. Later the attacks were cited on Great Britain. The Nazi’s then escalated the war when Germany broke the Non-aggression pact made in 1939 by attacking Russia.…

Anti-Comintern Pact. The Italian invasion and annexation of Abyssinia had strained relations between Italy and its allies Britain and France, and Benito Mussolini finally repudiated Italy's alliance with them. Hitler then began planning to draw fascist Italy into an alliance with Nazi Germany. This caused the Rome-Berlin Axis to form. The Rome-Berlin Axis, but this is why two other pacts were formed…