Finish….
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Let’s finish the line graph and answer the questions…
Review
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Please complete page 40 in packet
Graphs
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Look at your graphs from yesterday
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Which country had the steepest decrease in standard of living?
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Which country’s GDP remained stable and even rose during this time?
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Why did that happen?
***Please please please make this connection if you are given the
opportunity to do so!!***
Agenda
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Extended Bellringer
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Finish Notes: Fascism in Italy
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Index Card: Mussolini
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Reading and Questions
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Exit Ticket: Anagram
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Announcements: DBQ (Mod 7)
Mod 3 - DBQ
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Two biggest things missing:
Task Development
• Analysis
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**Rewrites may be done. Due by end of quarter (3 weeks)*
Fascism in Italy
Subtitle
Objective
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Students will identify what fascist leader rose to power in Italy and how
he was able to do so by completing an exit ticket
Historical Circumstance
Italy is a peninsula in the Mediterranean sea
Center of trade during middles ages and
Renaissance – black death headquarters
Many natural harbors and rolling hills
Home to ancient Rome, birthplace of Republic
Unified by Camillo Cavour and Gisueppe Garibaldi
(red shirts) – example of nationalism
On the world map…
Fascism
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Fascism: Form of a totalitarian government led by a dictator
that has extreme nationalistism and is anti-communist
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Fascism rises because people are sick of difficult economic
times
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People believe that a strong, harsh, strict government could
deal with and fix the poor economy
Characteristics of Fascism
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Censorship and government control of news outlets
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Extreme nationalism
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State control of the economy
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Strict disciple
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Rule by a dictator
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Blind loyalty to leader
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Use of violence and terror
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Strong military
CFU
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What is the difference between a totalitarian regime
and a fascist regime?
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Totalitarian: dictator controls all aspects of economy, can be communist
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Fascist: dictator controls all aspects of economy, but also has extreme
nationalism, imperialism and staunchly anti-communist
Benito Mussolini
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Aka “Il Duce”
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Italian WWI Veterans could not find jobs
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Treaties had given away some Italian land – bummed them
out
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Trade was slow, taxes high, many workers went on strike
Il Duce
Mussolini Gets Support
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Stood behind and supported WWI vets and unhappy
Italians
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Promised an end to unemployment and to regain lost
territory for Italy
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Vowed to outlaw rebellion amongst workers and fight
against communism
Coup D’etat
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1922
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Benito used force and terror to take control of Italy
Ended free elections
• Ended free speech
• Ended free press
• Killed and jailed enemies
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Italian Fascism
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“Black Shirts”: combat squads who used violence to
fight democracy and communism
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Social changes:
Individual unimportant, just a member of the state
• Men should be ruthless, selfless warriors to the state
• Women should be valued as wife and mother
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If you have 14 or more kids you get a medal and are allowed to stay
at home
Black Shirts
Little Warriors
Index Card for Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini
Fascist dictator of Italy
• Used terror and Black Shirts to rule
• Rose in power because of bad economy
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Listen…
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I’m going to read you a story
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You may wish to take notes
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You will be asked to answer questions at the end….
Questions:
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What is one career that Mussolini had before becoming dictator?
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Why was Mussolini jailed in his youth?
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Who do you blame whenever there are strikes and riots?
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What is the term for taking over a government by military force?
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Why did Mussolini wait in Milan while his soldiers went to Rome?
Write the word MUSSOLINI
•M
•U
Using your notes, knowledge, and
textbook pages 910-911 create an
anagram using Mussolini’s name.
•S
The words do not have to BEGIN with
each letter, but must contain each….
•L
Be prepared to share yours on
smartboard!
•S
•I
•N
•I
Exit Ticket
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What is fascism?
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How is fascism different from totalitarianism?
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Totalitarianism can be communist, not extreme nationalism
How did Mussolini rise to power?
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Dictator the encourages extreme nationalism, imperialism, and anti-communism
Promising an end to bad economy, supporting vets, regain lost land
Who are the black shirts?
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Combat groups who fought democracy and communism
Exit Ticket
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What is fascism?
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How is fascism different from totalitarianism?
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Totalitarianism can be communist, not extreme nationalism
How did Mussolini rise to power?
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Dictator the encourages extreme nationalism, imperialism, and anti-communism
Promising an end to bad economy, supporting vets, regain lost land
Who are the black shirts?
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Combat groups who fought democracy and communism