Intro & Ch. 21

Throughout this intro and chapter we discussed and read about the different types of crisis that came upon our nation in the 20th century. One type of crisis would be considered a political crisis. This was especially evident in the great war, WWI, as it brought the world different new types of warfare and weapons to add to the conflict of war. The motives behind this war mostly came from  things such as system of alliances, presence of empires and new industries. This political crisis carried on into WWII, Vietnam and even the Cold War. Another epic crisis faced in this century was the depression. This was an economical cris time where europe's economy basically failed. Many people lost their life's savings and unemployment reached 30% in Germany. More major conflicts our world faced was the Holocaust where countless people were killed in mass murders by the Nazis and there was also  the issues of nuclear threats by multiple nations.
A new political group was formed during this era that was called fascism. The beliefs in this group was extreme nationalism, charismatic leader, and the elimination of individualism and liberalism. This was apealing to those who were lower in the social ladder, it aimed for equality but came at a price that they did not see from the start. Mussolini's movement in Italy changed the entire country. He declared women as "baby factories". There are too many issues with making a country fascsist or communist I dont see how leaders can actually think that they are doing the right thing for their people by forcing that. It amazes me to think how many innocent lives are taken from the world because we have people like Hitler and Mussolini who want to kill hundreds of people in or to hold power. Hopefully our country will never be taken over by a dictator who has the influence to bring communism to the US. But who knows.