1st World War
Aug/110
Why was World War I, followed by the appearance of a series of totalitarian governments?
Countries that emerged from the baptism of the first World War were very different from before the war. There were many countires who had a large technological leap forward, socially and economically. Others stayed that provided a very stable so far. Italy was on the winning side (if you can call it that) in the first World War, but fascism came to power in 1923. Generalissimo Franco of Spain came to power by a military coup in late 1930. Hitler was elected to power and took control of the Reichstag (parliament) in 1933 and became Fuhrer and Chancellor after the death of Hindenburg. Stalin was elected leader of the Communist Party after the collapse of Russia and the rise of Soviet at the end of 1917. Obviously, some