Discussion and responses History
Dis 1:
• Discuss the role of nationalism in the interwar period.
• What is nationalism?
• What characteristics constitute nationalism?
• Compare the nationalism in the Allied countries to that of the Axis countries.
• How were they different?
• How were they similar?
• How was nationalism used to mobilize citizens?
• How was it used to justify authoritarianism?
Dis 2
• Discuss the role of fascism in the interwar period.
• What is fascism?
• What characteristics distinguish fascist states from merely authoritarian regimes?
• What were the driving forces that accounted for the rise in fascism during the interwar period in Europe?
• Why did the average person allow fascism to take hold?