Fascist Dictatorship

Study the Roots & Rise of Fascism using Online Video

Use these 2 online educational video titles to examine the historical and philosophical roots of Fascism and the rise to power and subsequent fall of Mussolini, Hitler, and others. Our video presentation looks at the doctrines of Fascist Ideology and explains why it gained widespread popularity in Europe during the 1920s and 30s. Discover why it took a world war to end the Fascist dictatorships of Hitler and Mussolini, and see why Fascism lives on throughout the world.

Learning Objectives:

• Trace the historical roots of fascism, and discuss the reasons why fascism, a form of nationalism taken to an extreme, gained popularity in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s.
• Identify the elements of Fascist ideology common to most Fascist movements.
• Explain how Fascist ideology differs from communism, and discuss the reasons why left-wing and right-wing political movements developed in opposition to liberal democracy.
• Survey the rise to power and subsequent fall of the dictators Benito Mussolini of Italy and Adolph Hitler of Germany, and discuss the forces - the social unrest and adverse economic conditions - that first enabled their Fascist parties to attract public support.
• Discuss how the Fascist regimes of Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler differed Survey Fascist movements that have taken place in countries beyond Italy and Germany.

• History > 20TH Century World History > Fascist Dictatorships
• The Beginnings of Fascism (Runtime: 19:45)
• Fascism around the World (Runtime: 16:29)