Topic Hitler Castro
Emergence of Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors; social division; impact of war; weakness of political system Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged
authoritarian states ● Economic factors:
○ Weimar economy was HORRIBLE ● Economic factors
○ Dawes Plan allowed US funding to help rebuild, however Weimar became dependent on it and things got awful ○ As a result of US influence: Cub
when the Great Depression hit and the US wasn't able to continue providing the money, and the Weimar leader had between wealthy minority and
just died before the stock market crash so everything was just unstable.
○ Batista continuation of pro-US
○ unemployment went from 3 -> 6 million. ⅓ of German workers.
● Social division
○ As goods became scarce and people chased after those, there was hyperinflation. But the govt just kept printing
more money and essentially it became worthless (inflation) ○ European immigration was mos
mountains. The West also had p
○ Anti-Weimars, like the Nazis and Hitler, mobilized against the now struggling parliamentary system and lawless eastern provinces (
ethnic divide in island.
■ Ultimately, frustration at the government pushed people to extremes, and amassed support for an
authoritarian state. ■ even after outlawing
with social divisions c
○ In the 1950s, oriente still had hi
● Social division:
● impact of war (in this case not exactly w
○ Divisions existed between the public and the governmental values and around the idea of democracy; there was
even division within the government on the idea of democracy ○ throughout the 19th century, cu
owned a lot of plantations in cu
○ These divisions deepened with the fringe parties that gained more popularity, like the Nazi party, which eventually
took control as the sole party. ○ When a large nationalist move
corporations, who feared an in
● Impact of war: formally gave Cuba independen
intervene in Cuba whenever the
○ The end of world war 1 resulted in the democratic Weimar republic(after november revolutions), and Germany
being severely blamed in the War guilt Clause. Weimar leaders signed the TOV that demanded reparations and ● weakness of political system
gained a lot of resentment for it. This was the origins of the stab in the back myth, as Ludendorf and other German
military leaders blamed politicians, not the army, for the loss in WW1 citing the fact that no allies occupied German ○ As a result of United States ind
soil.
■ united states also had
■ Stab-in-the-back myth revealed the anger Germans held for being, what they saw, as wrongfully
condemned and humiliation. The myth was mobilized to gain support for radical nationalism, Nazis. ○ Anti-US policies and candidates
○ The war was a precursor that set up conditions for the rise and reception of fascism, which was further supported ■ Caused widespread an
after Weimar as the answer to the economic and social problems of the time.
○ a lot of instability after indepen
● Weakness of political system: before, overthrew the governm
, unsympathetic to democracy, controlled, such as Hindenburg.
○ Chancellors kept coming and going: Bruning, Von Papen only pushed people to extremism. Communist party was Methods used to establish authoritarian states: p
also growing.
● persuasion and coercion
○ Extremists were treated leniently
○ Castro had great oratory skills a
○ Hitler was appointed as chancellor by Hindenburg, didn’t have to be approved by the Reichstag majority because of
emergency decree, so he inherited a mixed cabinet. He was selected to be a force against what was perceived to be ○ used shiny militant rhetoric tha
the bigger threat of communism
○ in Mexico, Castro secretly recru
○ EVERYONE underestimated Hitler, communists fought amongst themselves so the left lost momentum, then the Cuba
German National People’s Party (DNVP) allied with Hitler’s then fringe Nazi party to provide a platform for
○ gained support from peasants a
propaganda and growth through connections with other right wing movements.
though that probably wasn't th
○ After Operation Verano, Castro
deserters (whom he had given
abandoned/surrendered batista
● role of leaders
○ After Batista relaxed censorshi
supporters took the opportunit
amnesty in 1955 after amountin
○ Castro had a crazy amount of o
demoralized
● ideology
○ Moncada programme- Castro’s
working class audience and am
○ kept ideology but his movemen
● the use of force
○ he wasn’t into following parliam
■ Castro had through le
blocked by the corrup
○ Moncada barracks attack in 195
Santiago de Cuba, aiming to ca
Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders; ideology; the use of force; propaganda
■ this failed MISERABLY
● persuasion and coercion
○ The castros fled to mexico afte
Emergence of Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors; social division; impact of war; weakness of political system Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged
authoritarian states ● Economic factors:
○ Weimar economy was HORRIBLE ● Economic factors
○ Dawes Plan allowed US funding to help rebuild, however Weimar became dependent on it and things got awful ○ As a result of US influence: Cub
when the Great Depression hit and the US wasn't able to continue providing the money, and the Weimar leader had between wealthy minority and
just died before the stock market crash so everything was just unstable.
○ Batista continuation of pro-US
○ unemployment went from 3 -> 6 million. ⅓ of German workers.
● Social division
○ As goods became scarce and people chased after those, there was hyperinflation. But the govt just kept printing
more money and essentially it became worthless (inflation) ○ European immigration was mos
mountains. The West also had p
○ Anti-Weimars, like the Nazis and Hitler, mobilized against the now struggling parliamentary system and lawless eastern provinces (
ethnic divide in island.
■ Ultimately, frustration at the government pushed people to extremes, and amassed support for an
authoritarian state. ■ even after outlawing
with social divisions c
○ In the 1950s, oriente still had hi
● Social division:
● impact of war (in this case not exactly w
○ Divisions existed between the public and the governmental values and around the idea of democracy; there was
even division within the government on the idea of democracy ○ throughout the 19th century, cu
owned a lot of plantations in cu
○ These divisions deepened with the fringe parties that gained more popularity, like the Nazi party, which eventually
took control as the sole party. ○ When a large nationalist move
corporations, who feared an in
● Impact of war: formally gave Cuba independen
intervene in Cuba whenever the
○ The end of world war 1 resulted in the democratic Weimar republic(after november revolutions), and Germany
being severely blamed in the War guilt Clause. Weimar leaders signed the TOV that demanded reparations and ● weakness of political system
gained a lot of resentment for it. This was the origins of the stab in the back myth, as Ludendorf and other German
military leaders blamed politicians, not the army, for the loss in WW1 citing the fact that no allies occupied German ○ As a result of United States ind
soil.
■ united states also had
■ Stab-in-the-back myth revealed the anger Germans held for being, what they saw, as wrongfully
condemned and humiliation. The myth was mobilized to gain support for radical nationalism, Nazis. ○ Anti-US policies and candidates
○ The war was a precursor that set up conditions for the rise and reception of fascism, which was further supported ■ Caused widespread an
after Weimar as the answer to the economic and social problems of the time.
○ a lot of instability after indepen
● Weakness of political system: before, overthrew the governm
, unsympathetic to democracy, controlled, such as Hindenburg.
○ Chancellors kept coming and going: Bruning, Von Papen only pushed people to extremism. Communist party was Methods used to establish authoritarian states: p
also growing.
● persuasion and coercion
○ Extremists were treated leniently
○ Castro had great oratory skills a
○ Hitler was appointed as chancellor by Hindenburg, didn’t have to be approved by the Reichstag majority because of
emergency decree, so he inherited a mixed cabinet. He was selected to be a force against what was perceived to be ○ used shiny militant rhetoric tha
the bigger threat of communism
○ in Mexico, Castro secretly recru
○ EVERYONE underestimated Hitler, communists fought amongst themselves so the left lost momentum, then the Cuba
German National People’s Party (DNVP) allied with Hitler’s then fringe Nazi party to provide a platform for
○ gained support from peasants a
propaganda and growth through connections with other right wing movements.
though that probably wasn't th
○ After Operation Verano, Castro
deserters (whom he had given
abandoned/surrendered batista
● role of leaders
○ After Batista relaxed censorshi
supporters took the opportunit
amnesty in 1955 after amountin
○ Castro had a crazy amount of o
demoralized
● ideology
○ Moncada programme- Castro’s
working class audience and am
○ kept ideology but his movemen
● the use of force
○ he wasn’t into following parliam
■ Castro had through le
blocked by the corrup
○ Moncada barracks attack in 195
Santiago de Cuba, aiming to ca
Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders; ideology; the use of force; propaganda
■ this failed MISERABLY
● persuasion and coercion
○ The castros fled to mexico afte
