... district from Germany; and Memel, a small territory in East Prussia along the Baltic Sea, was ultimately given to the Lithuanians.1 In addition to the loss of land, reparations had to be paid to the Allies by Germany. The reparations completely destroyed the German economy and caused the whole country to fall into a severe depression. Wages were cut from nearly every worker and thousand were left ... , and stability, which won him a following among the middle class and wealthy industrialists. Many politicians joined Mussolini to form the Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF. They shared a co...

• Word Count: 2418
• Approx Pages: 10

... the war. The Battle of El Alamein. Fall of 1942 (15) A: The Germans were trying to take control of El Alamein and the Suez Canal which would be a huge blow to the British. R: The British held a counteroffensive with some American help and drove the Germans back. Some considered it the "turning point of the British military fortunes". Battle of Stalingrad. Winter of 1942 (16) A: Germany made a huge attack on the city of ... captured another 80 thousand. Possibly another turning point in the war. Invasion of Italy. June 1944 (17) A: U.S. and British forces fought against Italian forces whil...

• Word Count: 1206
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... part of Germany was protected by the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler did not pay the consequences for his actions, and Germany went on to renounce the Treaty of Versailles. Also, Germany signed the Axis Pact with Italy in 1936. Later in the same year, Germany agreed to the Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan, which was led by military General Tojo. The agreement was aimed at Russia, and formed the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo ... . In response to the fall of the Soviet Union, the Atlantic Charter was organized. This charter opposed imperialistic annexations, while promising that there would be no territori...

• Word Count: 659
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... shocking because it came after a decade of unprecedented prosperity. It affected all areas of American life, especially American confidence. When the stock market crashed in the fall of 1929 the nation began to sink deeper and deeper into depression as business increased profits while holding down wages and increasing prices of raw materials. This depressed consumer purchasing power which in turn meant less profit for businesses who ... be younger than 70. This plan cried outr for a modernization of the court system at all levels. Needles to say it never worked, but the New Deals all ha...

• Word Count: 1019
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... fought socialist and communist groups throughout Italy. On October 24 1922, Mussolini, with the support of conservatives and former soldiers, demanded that the government be entrusted to his party. He threatened to seize power by force if his conditions were refused. As the Fascisti readied for a march on Rome, Prime Minister Luigi Facta resigned. On October 28 Victor Emmanuel called on Mussolini to ... form a new government. Here some differences start to appear between the two leaders in their rise to power. Although he was given incredible powers to ... trial run. Conclusion A prob...

• Word Count: 1186
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... become one of the biggest mistakes of his reign as a dictator. Dennis Mack Smith, author of Mussolini, reminds us that Mussolini believed Italy and Germany should develop as the "axis- around which the rest of Europe would collectively revolve. It was by the fall of 1937 that Mussolini had visited Germany, and in spite of several nagging doubts, had nearly made of his mind to address the issue of formalizing the pact between ... ' backs, mistakenly assumed that Hitler would warn Italy in enough time before the Austrian invasion. Hitler did not comply with this assumption, and Italy was ...

• Word Count: 2168
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate