Chapter 20 - Collapse at the Center

Military officers

________ had long enjoyed considerable social status as a result of Europe's armed rivalries, and most heads of state donned uniforms in public.

universal male suffrage

In 1925, ________ was obtained; the country was ruled by ministries led by major party leaders rather than bureaucrats or imperial favorites, and a two- party system began to form.

Italy

________ was the first country to develop a fascist alternative.

Japan

In 1918,"rice riots "drew over a million people onto the streets of metropolitan ________ to protest the growing price of that basic food.

Austor-Hungarian

The heir to the ________ monarchy, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was murdered on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist.

Mussolini

________ stormed to power in 1922 with the assistance of a private army of disillusioned veterans and jobless men known as the Black Shirts, promising an alternative to both communism and ineffective democratic governance.

Europe

________ had risen to prominence on the world scene since 1500, thanks to its expanding military might and the wonders of the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions.

Fascism

fiercely nationalist, aiming to revive and cleanse the nation, as well as organize its people for some noble purpose. Its spokespeople promoted violence against adversaries as a society-renewing force, praising action above thought

Rice riots

drew over a million people onto the streets of metropolitan Japan to protest the growing price of that basic food