Fascist States in WWII
Fascism is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and
individual freedoms are denied. Citizens have no voice in the decisions of the
government. In a fascist country, the state controls all aspects of life: political,
social, cultural, and economic. The fascist state regulates and controls (as
opposed to nationalizing) the means of production. Fascism glorifies the nation,
state, or race as superior to the individuals, institutions, or groups composing it.
Fascist leaders usually use images of a nation’s past glory to inspire the people.
Fascist leaders demand loyalty. Following WWI, several European states came
under the control of Fascist dictators who took control of their countries while
they were in weakened economic states. They imposed order and helped their
nations recover economically, then began to limit freedoms.
Country:
Country:
Country:
Italy
Germany
Japan
Dictator:
Benito
Mussolini
Dictator:
Adolf Hitler
Military Dictator:
Hideki Tojo
Fascism
Nazism
(appointed by
Emperor Hirohito)
Militarism
Italy, Germany, and Japan became known as the Axis Powers