HIST 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Benito Mussolini, Nye Committee, Political Philosophy
5 Oct 2016
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The roaring 1920s and great depression: the road to wwii. Political philosophy that exalts nation and race above the individual and his/her rights. Totalitarian centralized, autocratic government, headed by a dictator. Arose because they saw liberal capitalism as a failure because of the. Japan had used up a lot of its natural resources. Blamed bankers, arms manufacturers, wilson, and neutral rights. Military arms embargo from all countries at war. Added ban on loans to belligerent nations. Will sell nonmilitary goods to nation at war if given cash up front and carried/shipped in their own ships. International situation went downward very quickly after this. Only the soviet union will back up the republican government. Had asked to reuninte after wwi but it wasn"t allowed. Agreed he could take sudetenland as long as he doesn"t take anything else. And then italy france declared war on them. When peace has been broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in danger .
