Nazi Totalitarianism and World War II
Nazi Totalitarianism
In 1933, the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler won the elections. Supported by right-wing parties, he formed a government, imposed a dictatorship, liquidated the Weimar Republic, and founded the German Third Reich. Hitler combined a desire for revenge against the victors of World War I with measures for economic recovery, imbued with racist antisemitism and an exalted pan-Germanism.
Hitler’s Nazi Totalitarian Regime
Hitler’s Nazi totalitarian regime was characterized by:
- In
World War I Aftermath and Rise of Totalitarianism
Effects of the Treaty of Versailles
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What Was One Effect of the Treaty of Versailles Mandate System?
Allied powers took over German colonies and profited from them.
How Did National Boundaries in Europe Change Due to the Treaty of Versailles?
Smaller nations formed along ethnic and cultural lines.
What Is One Way the Treaty of Versailles Affected Germany after World War I?
It made Germany reduce its military.
After World War I, How Did Former Ottoman Territories Differ from Former Austro-Hungarian
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The Union of Castile and Aragon
The union of Castile and Aragon began in 1469 with the marriage of Prince Ferdinand, son and heir of John II, King of the Crown of Aragon, and Princess Isabella, sister of Henry IV, King of Castile. Upon the death of his father in 1479, Ferdinand became King of the Crown of Aragon. That same year, Queen Isabella of Castile was imposed after a civil war (1475-1479) against her niece Juana la Beltraneja. The union of the Castilian and Aragonese territories did not entail
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19th Century Liberalism
Liberalism is an ideology that has its basis in the principles of the Enlightenment. It proposes a new form of organization that affects political, social, and economic development.
Its main precursors were philosophers and thinkers of the Enlightenment (18th century), before the French Revolution. The American and French Revolutions attempted to implement liberal ideas, which were confirmed in the United States but initially failed in Europe.
Throughout the 19th century, many
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Franco’s Dictatorship: From Civil War to Technocracy
The Spanish Civil War concluded with the victory of the insurgent forces, establishing a civilian dictatorship. This regime ensured the social dominance and economic interests of the oligarchy, the Church, and the Army. The initial phase was characterized by the persecution of the opposition and an autarkic economic system. The dictatorship underwent several adaptations:
- Fascist Dictatorship: Until the end of World War II.
- International Isolation:
The Communist Bloc and Its Influence 1945-1976
The Communist Bloc
A) The People’s Democracies
- a) Countries liberated by the Red Army formed coalition governments between Communists and other democratic forces.
- b) Both the Communists and the Soviets enjoyed great prestige because of their role in the fight against the Nazis during the war.
- c) The Cold War caused the USSR to reinforce control over its sphere of influence. Thus, the Soviet government allowed the Communists to take power, birthing exclusive and forced them to establish socialist systems