HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Bourgeoisie, Hereditary Monarchy, Pseudoscience
5 Dec 2020
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After the first world war most western european countries, in response to demands of the population and especially of left-wing parties, introduced universal suffrage and social legislation. Ten years later however, democracy was in steep decline almost everywhere. In italy a new regime, built upon an entirely new ideology, fascism, assumed power in 1922. Germany followed suit in: authoritarian regimes, based on similar ideas, emerged in several new eastern european countries, which had been created by the peace treaties of versailles, as well as in spain and. In countries that remained democratic, such as britain, the netherlands, belgium and. France, political parties with authoritarian or fascist ideas sprang up. The appeal of the authoritarian alternative to democracy was strengthened because democratic governments failed to deal with economic depression and sometimes squandered national glory" as well. We will start with the two leading theorists, who in this case were also very pragmatic and successful politicians: mussolini and hitler.
