Rebecca Szabo
Exam #1
Nazi Party Versus Fascism
There are many similarities and differences between Italian fascism and German Nazism that has both positively and negatively affected history that Kershaw highlights in To Hell and Back as well as our class discussions.
Beginning with some differences, one of the most profound and key differences between Nazism and fascism is their differing views on race, racism, and racial superiority. Kershaw focuses much of his book on the explosion of ethnic racist nationalism. The concept of racial superiority was central to the Nazi ideology, with the Germanic and Aryan race at the top of the food chain, and the black and Jewish communities at the bottom and were considered inferior. The Nazi party believed in strengthening their race by eliminating enemies, like those they …show more content…
Nationalism in Germany made an attempt to bring back a conservative and nationalistic society after the Great Depression where many Germanic people were suffering through the crash of the stock market as well as the aftermath of the defeat of World War I. Nationalism in Germany helped bring back national pride by solving the unemployment crisis. In strengthening the military, the Nazi party was able to give jobs to the jobless as they worked in armament factories. This mass movement helped to restore some of the country's dignity as the mass movement of the people was only strengthened for Hitler with a string of successful …show more content…
Italian fascism under Mussolini emphasized national pride, productivity, anti-socialism, elitist, and the need for Mussolini to lead the people and rebuild Italy. Due to the fact that many Italian and German civilians were so dissatisfied with the outcome of World War I, these political movements worked quite
Exam #1
Nazi Party Versus Fascism
There are many similarities and differences between Italian fascism and German Nazism that has both positively and negatively affected history that Kershaw highlights in To Hell and Back as well as our class discussions.
Beginning with some differences, one of the most profound and key differences between Nazism and fascism is their differing views on race, racism, and racial superiority. Kershaw focuses much of his book on the explosion of ethnic racist nationalism. The concept of racial superiority was central to the Nazi ideology, with the Germanic and Aryan race at the top of the food chain, and the black and Jewish communities at the bottom and were considered inferior. The Nazi party believed in strengthening their race by eliminating enemies, like those they …show more content…
Nationalism in Germany made an attempt to bring back a conservative and nationalistic society after the Great Depression where many Germanic people were suffering through the crash of the stock market as well as the aftermath of the defeat of World War I. Nationalism in Germany helped bring back national pride by solving the unemployment crisis. In strengthening the military, the Nazi party was able to give jobs to the jobless as they worked in armament factories. This mass movement helped to restore some of the country's dignity as the mass movement of the people was only strengthened for Hitler with a string of successful …show more content…
Italian fascism under Mussolini emphasized national pride, productivity, anti-socialism, elitist, and the need for Mussolini to lead the people and rebuild Italy. Due to the fact that many Italian and German civilians were so dissatisfied with the outcome of World War I, these political movements worked quite