... have convinced me, that my prime has truly begun'" (p. 11). Like the major fascist leaders of the time - Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco - Miss Brodie realizes her potential and begins to select her disciples. The Great Depression of 1929 - 1939 threw the industrialized west into disarray. Where democratic institutions were weak, the right tended to gain the upper hand. Here the charismatic appeal of strong personalities preaching a reactionary doctrine tended to gain ... the power. Hitler and his prime revolutionary conspirators had their attitudes formed by catholic teaching. Mussolini ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... time his party had slowly fell apart. The main reason for this was that the country's economy had built itself up a little bit. During the next few years Hitler had slowly rebuilt the party, and in 1926 he made himself the leader and also began to build his own military. Then in 1929 the world economic depression hit Germany. This opened the doors to Hitler's party, and for them ... to make it a world empire. They began by invading Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938. The Nazis attacked Poland in 1939, and this began World War II. While the war was going on the Nazis began a campaign of ...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... time his party had slowly fell apart. The main reason for this was that the country's economy had built itself up a little bit. During the next few years Hitler had slowly rebuilt the party, and in 1926 he made himself the leader and also began to build his own military. Then in 1929 the world economic depression hit Germany. This opened the doors to Hitler's party, and for them ... to make it a world empire. They began by invading Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938. The Nazis attacked Poland in 1939, and this began World War II. While the war was going on the Nazis began a campaign of ...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School