HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Benito Mussolini, Hyperinflation, German Papiermark
27 May 2016
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Parliamentary system but they do proportional voting. There will be 9 elections when hitler takes over. Dealing with economic downturn after the war. Germany has to pay for the war. Will get rid of the paper mark. The international community steps in: the us, will refinance the german payments. Rest of the 20s germany is recovering. Will never forget the humiliation of 1923. 1919 he will organize a peer military group. At the end of th war many countries were thrown into dislocation. There will be street fighting between different groups. Will run for office and be elected in 1921. The next year he is elected as the premier of the prime minister. 1924 he suspends the constitution and officially become the dictator. Was not able to get rid of the king. Victor emanuel iii: popular with the public so can"t get rid of him, will become a later check on mussolini.
