Why Did It Happen There?
Google Doc: Why Did It Happen There?
Use the research links below to answer the questions in your assignment "Why Did It Happen There?"
Research Links:
General Overview of Oswald Mosley
General Overview of Adolf Hitler
Germany in the 1920s
Britain in the 1920s
British Union of Fascists and the Nazis
The Beerhall Putsch
The Battle of Cable Street
The Night of the Long Knives
The Public Order Act
Why Did It Happen There? Addendum
1. Consider the events in Britain. Based on what you have learned, why was Britain better able to resist the rise of fascism than Germany? (30-50 words)
2. Consider the events in Germany. Based on what you have learned, why did Germany fall to fascism while Britain did not? (30-50 words)
3. How did the economic situation undermine democracy in Germany? (30-50 words)
4. How did Germany's defeat in World War I undermine democracy in Germany? (30-50 words)
5. How did the German elite's treatment of Hitler differ from the British elite's treatment of Mosley? What were the implications? (30-50 words)
6. Despite being a "failure," how did the Beer Hall Putsch help advance Hitler's cause? (30-50 words)
7. How did the Battle of Cable Street end Mosley's ambitions? (30-50 words)
2. Consider the events in Germany. Based on what you have learned, why did Germany fall to fascism while Britain did not? (30-50 words)
3. How did the economic situation undermine democracy in Germany? (30-50 words)
4. How did Germany's defeat in World War I undermine democracy in Germany? (30-50 words)
5. How did the German elite's treatment of Hitler differ from the British elite's treatment of Mosley? What were the implications? (30-50 words)
6. Despite being a "failure," how did the Beer Hall Putsch help advance Hitler's cause? (30-50 words)
7. How did the Battle of Cable Street end Mosley's ambitions? (30-50 words)