What did European fascists, particularly the political leaders like Mussolini, and the 'intellectual' theorists, think of the political systems and cultures of USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, and South Africa during the 1930s?

I vaguely recall from my high school classes something about the fascists expecting the armed forces of those decadent democracies to be weak and easily swept away by the strength and discipline produced by fascist leadership, but I've not been able to find a good reference online.

Note: I know that 'democracy' is a problematic word for SA, Australia and the US during this time.

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I’m currently reading “Hung, Drawn and Quartered.” By Jonathan J more, and there is section that mentions a woman (Elisabeth Puffin) pled pregnancy to avoid the death penalty, she wasn’t pregnant and it took them 32 weeks to figure that out, but it says she visited the “Committee of Sworn Women.” Who or what is the Committee of Sworn Women?

I’ve tried to research it, but I keep getting current political lists of women in office.

Is it also true that (even though he would have staid Hitler's ally if Hitler hadn't betraid him) we sorta, kinda have to thank Stalin for the defeat of Hitler ?

There are hundreds of Yiddish stories (maisehs) or legends from the shtetl. Many of them feature a local landowner as a villain or sort of good guy known as a poritz. What would that be in Russian nobility parlance?

Many of them would have Jewish estate managers invariably called "Moishe" or "moshke"

Often they'd have on their land an inn/tavern known as a "kretchme" as well.

Any explanation of these terms would be helpful.

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My grandfather was drafted for the Korean War but instead of being sent to the front lines he was placed in the U.K for mechanic duty even though he has no experience as one, and far as I know there was no physical or mental problems with him. Why was he sent to U.K. to make and build jeeps and tanks when the US was already doing that and the front was low on man power?

Today, presidential candidates appealing to the masses via public rallies and even social media is expected, but as you’re probably aware that wasn’t always the case.

In Andrew Jackson & The Bank War (1967), Robert Remini states:

Although attendance at public rallies by presidential candidates was frowned upon at this time, Jackson occasionally showed up at party gatherings to wave to the folks while he was returning home or traveling to Washington. Whenever he made such appearances, opposition newspapers immediately pounced on him. A report that he had stopped off on his way through Lexington, KY, to attend a barbecue brought a prompt rebuke from the Washington National Intelligencer. “This is certainly a new mode of electioneering,” scolded the editor. “We do not recollect before to have heard of a President of the United States descending in person into the political arena.

More context from Jon Meacham's American Lion (2008):

AS SEPTEMBER GAVE way to October, Jackson set out from the Hermitage for Washington on what amounted to the first major personal presidential campaign tour. The 1832 contest featured much that was to become commonplace in American politics: national nominating conventions, intense tactical organization, considered use of the incumbent's time and energies in appearances before the public, and an interesting but unsuccessful third-party bid. Though not all of this began with Jackson and his men, much of it did, particularly the shaping of the candidate's image and the marshaling of his personal charisma.

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It was a personal measure, but because it was Jackson’s, it was now a public measure. His view of the presidency was that he was in the White House to fight the people’s battles as best he could. Earlier presidents tended to limit their appeals to the broader public (in part because the voting population was much smaller prior to 1828). Jackson was committed to the idea that if left to their own devices, the elite would serve their own interests at the expense of the interests of the many.

Neither go into much detail about why or how public presidential campaign tours were looked down upon so I came here. Why/How were they frowned upon before the election of 1832?

E.g. Norsemen in Greenland and the Inuits, it's known they have skirmishes, so how do you know if a Norse object found in an Inuit household is from trade and not war?

Hello. I'm a student of History, currently in my first year. In 4 and a half year time I will be writing my Master and would love to write about the Eastern Front. I'm therefore on the lookout for some good and credible books/works that I might be able to use in both creating a deep understanding of the war and also future use. I'm very interested in the German Army High Command's thinking and doings during the war in regards to the Eastern Front, but also the Soviet aspect of it. In depth books giving perspective of the thinking and reasoning behind actions taken, strategies and troubles. Any thing closely related to this subject would be very much appriciated. To give an example of the stuff I'm interested in, I've been recently reading a thesis from Major Timothy A. Wray called "Standing Fast: German defensive doctrine on the Russian Front during the second world war".

Any credible recommendations would be very much appriciated!

The South seceded because they feared their economic system was under attack from northern abolitionists. Often this is chalked up to a morality issue, that the North recognized slavery as bad and thus saw the need for its eradication. However, my realpolitik worldview doesn’t see Northern powerbrokers being moved by moral concerns. Is there an economic advantage that can be viewed as the root for Northern desires to stop the spread of slavery?

Not very educated on the topic :-\

I've heard from many people including Russians who say that Lenin was paid by the Germans to lead a revolution. This sounds to me like anti-Lenin propaganda and is a way of making the revolution seem fake -or less genuine as it would seem.

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I think I'm pretty literate with the Russian Revolution but I really don't have an answer to this!

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Thanks everyone

I would have thought the Soviets would have been happy with the reversal of Brest-Litovsk, for instance.

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In the 13th century, how many days would it take for a single guy and his horse to go from Vienna to Paris.

Note: It's just something that I wondered for some time.

I've read that he did so because of British pressures, but I'm curious to know what exactly happened, and how it developed to that point. Was the UK threatening war? Was Louis-Phiippe booed at home for having his son Louis of Orleans, Duke of Nemours, relinquishing the crown that was offered to him?

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