The early 1900s was no doubt an eventful century, from the end of WW1 to the treaty of versatile, the war street crash till the end of depression; a time of economic struggles and constant political movements. The Great Depression of 1929-1933 snatched away the last straw of those still recovering from war, and greatly contributed to the growth of political tension in countries like Germany and Italy. With social, economic and political movements all occurring an unbelievable pace, political extremism reached its golden age. The Great Depression brought economic devastations to the already struggling countries, the lack of money and jobs rose social and political and even more financial concerns. But people like Mussolini and Hitler saw it …show more content…
“The Germans were handed the final version of the Treaty…Not surprisingly, given the depth of opposition to it against the German people, it triggered a political crisis splitting the Cabinet and leading to the resignation of the Chancellor.” (Williamson, 1994, p33) Hitler and Mussolini knew people were longing for changes, so they promised changes; “The tempo of the German campaigns against Versailles quickened once Hitler came to power.” (Williamson, 1994, p100) Same thing happened in Italy, “The Liberal governments appeared unable to cope with the country’s economic problems and were accused of failing to defend Italian interests at the peace conferences.” (Robson, 2000, p8) The old government failed to fulfill the people’s wants however “In Foreign policy Mussolini declared that he wanted to make Italy ’great, respected and feared… ’For all Italians there would be new goals and a sense of mass participation in transforming the country.” (Robson, 2000, p9) With the promise of change, hoboes, middle class and soldiers all fell under the fascist ideology Hitler and Mussolini promotes, voted for them and led the country towards political