Following Questions Using Several His 306 Ashford

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Following Questions Using Several His 306 Ashford

Answer the 3 question below and reply to each student.

Student Reply must be over 200 words.

Make sure all student replies you start it with Hello (Student Name),

Attached Grading Rubric for question 3

Question 1:

Discuss all of the following questions using several different examples of Nationalism from the text, or video, and original analysis of your own.

  • 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?

Student Reply 1:Leandro

There are many forms of Nationalism but most notably Nationalism is characterized by a desire to develop the essence of a defined Nation which include “economic, political, linguistic, cultural, religious, geographical, historical” (Hroch, 1996, para. 1). Nationalism is a political and social theory that emphasizes the organization of people as they belong to this define group called a Nation. The existence of Nationalism is dependent on the loyalty of its people. Frequently the bonds of Nationalism were ethnically focused with a central cultural language the commonality. When Nationalism is connected to an established geopolitical organization, Nationalism served to effectively empower a Nation for progress. When Nationalism was more of a cultural bond rather than a geographical unity, it resulted in the demise of a Nation do to immigration and integration of ethnic groups during the period.

During the interwar period, Italy found itself emerged in anti-communist politics that called for national unity. Ultimately it was both loyalty to Italian Nationalism, Fascism, and Mussolini as a political figure that pushed for the evolution of Italian Nationalism into a Fascist Dictatorship. Rallying Nationalism through anti-Semitic ideals and a desire for a pure German cultural expansion, Hitler also became widely popular through the power of Nationalism and civil unrest (Shubert & Goldstein, 2012). Nationalism for the allied powers- US, England, Soviet Union, and France- was used to mobilize unity for a common bond of national pride and motivation to defend their national identity, not ethnic identity. Nationalism as it pertains to the axis countries- Germany, Italy, and Japan- was notably a means to promote authoritarianism with political theories developing ultimately into a Dictatorship. Nationalism for Axis countries was used as a means to discriminate and alienate based on ethnic/cultural identities. Rallying support to bond citizens for a common means was one use of Nationalism for both Axis and Allied powers. Nationalism for Allied countries focus more on the defense of national alignment and foreign alliances, while Axis powers used Nationalism as a justification for authoritarian government and forceful geopolitical expansion and, worse, ethnic cleansing. In an effort to promote the interest of the authoritarian head, Nationalism was used to rally class support (Shubert & Goldstein, 2012).

References

Hroch, Miroslav. “From National Movement to the Fully-formed Nation: The Nation-building Process in Europe,” in Balakrishnan, Gopal, ed. Mapping the Nation. New York and London: Verso, 1996: pp. 78-97.

Shubert, A. & Goldstein, R.J. (2012). Twentieth-century Europe [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)

Student Reply 2: Olanda

Discussion 1, Week 2

Nationalism is the promotion of the nation’s interest by its people. It is a strong sense of pride in the country, and the nation’s best interests came first.

Economic nationalism is the belief that countries should be self-supporting as possible (Shubert, Goldstein 2012). After the first World War, many countries suffered economically, so the government used tariffs on goods to prevent exports. The interwar years were a period of deflation.

According to Shubert and Goldstein, Germany had a long-standing tradition of not only nationalism, anti-Semitism and authoritarianism, which Hitler appealed (Shubert, Goldstein, 2012). Devotion and loyalty are characteristics of nationalism. Hitler’s rule in Germany is an excellent example of patriotism during the Second World War. Allied countries experienced nationalism because of the flourishing peace and success in the economy. Imperialism played a keep part in the Axis nationalism. Countries were growing in both military and economics to ensure it’s nation’s rule.

The great depression was a hard time for the German people, and during the political campaign, Hitler was the only person who could “save Germany.” Germany was all for this position and followed blindly. If Hitler could bring back the countries honor, it didn’t matter the means. Germany became a “group mind” because the German people wanted their nation to be a great country again, especially after the events of the first World War.

Hitler promised to bring Germany out of the ashes of depression, and all he asked was for complete and total control and allegiance of the German people. All they had to do was follow Hitler’s leadership without question, and their lives would be better.

Reference Page:

Shubert, A. & Goldstein, R.J. (2012). Twentieth-century Europe [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)

Question 2:

Discuss all of the following questions using several different examples of Fascism from the text, or video, and original analysis of your own.

  • 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?

Student Reply 3: Heather

Fascism is a right-winged form of dictatorship where violence is often used to control others, and ensure the will of the dictator is being done. Fascism was used first Mussolini in Italy he used squads to silences strikers, communist and socialist alike. He used fascism to uphold past ideologies and to take back Rome. He never mass murdered though. From Mussolini was Hitler who was also a Fascist dictator who had the Nazi party terrorize the strikers, communists, and others in the streets. Hitler did rely on mass murder and opened his first concentration camp for communist, socialist, trade unionists, and others in March 1933.

The average European citizen allowed fascism to take hold because it gave them hope, it gave the soldiers a new enemy to fight, and it gave the people a reason to look forward beyond the disaster the First World War had left them. Fascism was also making things better for them in many ways, it was introducing new youth programs, professional groups, after-work activities, and though it left women in the homes it still was giving things a positive spin for the people.

Resources:

Shubert, A. & Goldstein, R.J. (2012). Twentieth-century Europe [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

(Links to an external site.)

Student Reply 4: Olanda

Discussion 2, Week 2

Fascism is a form of government that is considered a total dictatorship. The movement is not above forcible suppression of opposition, and values race over character. Fascism was an extreme dictatorship and controls every aspect of a citizen’s life. If you weren’t a fascist, you suffered the punishment.

Fascism’s main objective in the interwar period was to become the most influential nation and dominate over all others. There is usually a strong leader, loved by all. Fascism was not afraid to use brute force to tackle civil disturbance after the first World war.

‘Fascist states do not have a founding fascist thinker, and it does not rest on a formal philosophical position'(Paxton, 1998, pg. 4, para 2, line 7-8) Fascism does believe in survival of the fittest and making their nation the strongest without question. Although Fascism was about total control, there were no mass murders.

The driving force that accounted for the rise of Fascism was the massive protests and strikes that erupted in Italy between the years 1918-1920 ( Shubert, Goldsten, 2012. pg. 1, para 2). Mussolini emerged not too long afterward with the fascist group, who took on the protesters, settling most of the civil unrest.

The average person yearned for strong leadership in Italy, as well as national unity. Fascism used nationalism to build a collective will of the people and superiority over all other nations. The average person wanted to survive in a time that survival was a fifty-fifty chance. The average person also feared that if they didn’t support this movement, death was imminent.

Reference page:

Paxton, R. O. (1998). The five stages of fascism. The journal of modern history. 70(1), 1-23. Retrieved from JSTOR.

Shubert, A. & Goldstein, R.J. (2012). Twentieth-century Europe [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)

Question 3

Write a paper comparing Fascist Italy to Nazi Germany. In what ways are they similar? How are they different? What factors allowed these groups to come to power? What were the ultimate goals of each nation? What was the role of women in both societies?

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