The Rise of Communism and Fascism
Compare and contrast communism and fascism. Select one example for each to examine the origins of the governments, their accomplishments, and their failures. What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.
The mass mobilization of armies, societies, and economies produced devastating effects on soldiers and civilians alike after WWI. As F.L. Carston and Geoffrey Hosking explain, the war was a major catalyst in driving people to support new and exciting ideologies that promised a solution to the ills of society.
What were some of the main reasons ordinary people chose to support these ideologies that produced some of human history’s most destructive and violent policies?
Could such a political climate replicate the rise of similarly extreme policies today?
References:
F.L. Carston, The Rise of Fascism (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982)
Geoffrey Hosking, The First Socialist Society(Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992)
Course Outcomes:
Explain the challenges of developing effective long-term foreign policy.
Examine the goals, methods, and effectiveness of violent and/or non-violent movements for social, economic, and political change.
Analyze a failed 20th century political and/or socio-economic system and the reasons why democracy did not succeed.
Analyze the factors that have contributed to the increase in governmental authority over economic and social activities and the loss of personal liberties during the contemporary period.
Use Correct APA Format. Your paper should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Also, support your answers with the course’s readings and at least two scholarly journal articles. The article’s purpose is to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. Sources ProQuest and EBSCOhost are great sites to find resources. Also, write in a concise and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. Additionally, the quality of your writing dictates grading criteria. On the other hand, if you use direct quotes from books or articles, place the words you copied (use parenthesis) and cite them in-line. Also, only use sources within the five-year range.
Additional Guidelines
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