One of the effects of WWI was the rise of European fascism and communism between 1919 - 1945. Fascism's roots were in Italy and Germany while communism continued to grow in the Soviet Union. During this class period, we looked at how Italy and Germany reacted to the Great Depression. We then practiced the AP skill of creating a strong thesis statement. We also looked at how Russia reacted to the Great Depression with its five-year plans, focusing on the skill of analyzing documents for the DBQ on the AP Exam. For HW Joshua will practice analyzing two primary sources that are examples of historic evidence used for a DBQ on the AP Exam. One of the examples is text, the other is a visual. Answers to assigned questions are due tomorrow. We reviewed the assignment so Joshua has a solid sense of what he needs to do and the expectations.