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First, watch the short film, The Story of Fascism in Europe (from Rick Steves, produced in 2018), and then respond to the prompts below. The description of this video is as follows: "In this one-hour special, Rick travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe - taking millions of people with it. We'll trace fascism's history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic leaders who manipulated that anger, the totalitarian societies they built, and the brutal measures they used to enforce their ideology. We'll see the horrific consequences: genocide and total war. And we'll be inspired by the stories of those who resisted. Along the way, we'll visit poignant sights throughout Europe relating to fascism, and talk with Europeans whose families lived through those times. Our goals: to learn from the hard lessons of 20th-century Europe, and to recognize that ideology in the 21st century."

1. How and why did fascism emerge in Germany, Italy, and Spain in the early 20th century?
2. Describe some of the particular sites and locations that exemplify the related historical and political geography in those places.
3. What can we learn from these places today and how are the events from the 20th century the film describes continuing to impact Europe and the broader world today?