Why did fascism emerge in Germany and Italy?
Both countries felt humiliated by the outcome of WW1. In the case of Germany this included the loss of territory to the new state of Poland, the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to France, the limiting of the size of the army to 100,000 men, the banning of the Germans from having an airforce, and being forced to pay reparation (fines) to the Allies as compensation (Germany had been forced to accept blame for starting World War I). In the case of Italy, the resentment was caused because it was not given all territories they had hoped to gain from joining the Allies in WW1, notably the Austrian region of North Tyrol. B: Economic crisis in Germany and Italy led to many soldiers joining rival Leftwing and Rightwing militias. In Germany, many joined the rightwing Freikorps who helped bring down a Communist coup in Berlin in 1919. Later on, many of those involved in the Freikorps joined the Nazi Party, which came to power in 1933 after an election largely because of economic crisis. In Italy, the Fas
