the emergence of powerful dictatorships

• hitler declared his intention to :

  • reclaim land lost under the treaty of Versailles.
  • make more living room for germans in europe
  • destroy communism
• hitler rearmed, taking state control of industry and investment projects. he ended reparation payments
• Mussolini took control of banks and industries.
• Mussolini intended to bring back the glory days of the Roman Empire and also hoped to gain African territory
• Stalin was convinced that non communist states would try to crush the USSR
• Anti communist italy and germany threatened stalin
• stalin built up industries to prepare for future war