chp 20

I.      Democracy Denied

a.     The fascist alternative in Europe

                                               i.     Extreme nationalism

                                             ii.     Celebration of violence and a charismatic leader

                                            iii.     Reactionary revolutionaries

                                            iv.     Anticommunist, antidemocratic and antifeminist movements arise

                                             v.     Mussolini and his black shirts

                                            vi.     Power centralized state

b.     Hitler and Nazis

                                               i.     Like Mussolini and his black shirts

                                             ii.     Weimar republic and the stab in the back myth

                                            iii.     Economic disaster

                                            iv.     Racism, anti-Semitism and anticommunism movements

                                             v.     Anti-treaty of Versailles

                                            vi.     Mein kampf, Nuremburg laws and Kristallnacht

                                          vii.     Antifeminism and male sexuality arises

                                         viii.     Some begin to show support for Hitler

c.     Japanese authoritarianism

                                               i.     Economic growth, social tension and political repression in the 20s

                                             ii.     Strongly impacted by the great depression

                                            iii.     Assassinations and a failed military coup

                                            iv.     No single party of charismatic leader

                                             v.     Growth of rightist authoritarians within the government

                                            vi.     Government action on the economy

                                          vii.     Less repressive than Italy or Germany

d.     Japan and the world

                                               i.     Anglo-Japanese treaty-1902

                                             ii.     War with china (1894-1895)

                                            iii.     War with Russia (1904-1905)

                                            iv.     Empire building

1.     Taiwan

2.     Korea

3.     Manchuria

                                             v.     Admiration from the colonial world