HIS242H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Benito Mussolini, Italian Fascism, Fumay
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Spiral of civil wars and ideological struggles. Russia was engulfed in civil war and remained generally isolated but there was a common fear of communism. Revolutionist states such as germany, austria, hungary and turkey were unhappy with the treaty of versailles. New states created in central and eastern europe were all liberal democracies on paper. However they lacked democratic tradition and were often unable to offer stability and were often unable to offer stability. Return to normalcy - women to return back to the women in the kitchen ideals. Shorter skirts as a result of the war outlawing contraception, providing bonuses to leave their jobs jobs were not a right to them no equal pay. In a nutshell, a totalitarian political system that glorifies the state and totally subordinates the individual to the state"s needs. Italy was the first fascist state, followed by germany and spain.
