Fascism is a type of government which is almost the complete opposite of democracy. Even though it was at a disagreement with communism and socialism, they shared the same views. Fascism comes in a wide variety of forms of government, but it is described as a government of authoritarian. It is not communist, although all fascism is rooted in extreme nationalism.
Fascists were anti-democratic people, they did not believe in equality and liberty as the United States does. Their belief was that democracy led to greed amongst its people, weakness, and corruption in the government. They did not see people as individuals who expressed themselves, but instead as everyone being a part of a whole.
Fascists were enemies of the communist people and their beliefs, yet they had some of the same ideas. Fascism flourished during hard times economic wise and promoted extreme change socially to its people. The leaders were dictators who ruled in the name of the nation and all actions were for the nation to help “better” the nation as a whole and to leave no one behind.
Fascism had a weakness to their government. Just as communism did with theirs. Basically the government was built on trust or merit in a way. If somebody decided not to work they still were paid and stayed equal to the rest of their nation. Without nationalism the state would not be successful, because they were a whole and not individuals in the eyes of the government.
After World War I, Italy found itself on the edge of bankruptcy due to the huge war debt. Between 1919 and 1920, unemployment rose immensely, and frustration over the condition of the economy led to violence and the rise of radical political groups.
In 1919, newspaper owner Benito Mussolini, who was at t...
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...ounselors to help these two leaders. It seems that the fear that helped create the power contributed to its downfall because no one would question the solutions the men came up with. From this also produced meager organization. Hitler, who controlled the entire army, had left no power to his generals so he had all the power while no one else did. So no one knew correctly what their boundaries were. All of these things funded the fall of fascism.
Thanks for Communism and other things that have happened, fascism in Italy as well as Germany flew to a new level and thus cause World War II. Even after WWII fascism still remained alive in some countries, even though most thought it had been destroyed along with communism. When World War II ended with a victory for the Soviet Union who were communists, and the allies, some say this let fascism and communism still remain.
To understand why Fascism gained such popularity after WWI, it is essential to find a working definition of what Fascism actually is. According to Benito Mussolini and his document What is Fascism, Fascism is “the conception of the state, its character, its duty, and its aim.” It is concerned primarily and totally with the affairs of state rather than those of the individual. The chief duty of a man in a Fascist nation is to do what he can to elevate the state to higher power or assist the state in whatever means necessary in its goals. As is evident to anyone studying this period in history, Fascism “repudiates the doctrine of Pacifism…” meaning that it is most certainly not afraid to use force or war to accomplish its objectives. A Fascist, especially a male Fascist, aspires to be a hero to his country and an ally to the state or nation of which he is a part. A woman ...
Italy was a poor nation. She could only support her war effort by obtaining foreign loans. Immediately after the war, as Europe became exhausted, the Italian tourist trade and export trade came to a standstill and there was large scale unemployment throughout the country. The problem of unemployment was aggravated by the return of millions of ex-soldiers to Italy and a new immigration law of the U.S. government which restricted entry of immigrants. Runaway inflation added to the sufferings of the Italians. The lira (the Italian dollar) had only one fifth of its pre war value.
Fascism is one of the great political ideology in the 20th century. It is a kind of authoritarian government that, according to Wikipedia, “considers the individual subordinate to the interests of the state, party or society as a whole.” Two of the most successful and to be in the vanguard of fascism government is Italian fascism – led by Benito Mussolini, and Nazi Germany – led by Adolf Hitler. Fascism in Italy and Germany, though in many regards very similar - have the same political ideologies, still have many aspects to them that make them different from each other.
According to Oppenheimer, Adolf Hitler idolized Mussolini’s rise and respected his tactics to gain power. Hitler was a violent leader who brought
Fascism is a Big Business-Big Government partnership that relies on propaganda to control its citizens. In the book titled Friendly Fascism, Bertram Gross argues that the United States and other capitalist countries practice a new form of fascism. Classical fascism can be defined as a government partnership with business that advances the political ideology of a nation. This political ideology advances with the help of big business and can be delivered through violence. Classical fascist states include Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Konoye’s Japan. Neo-fascism or friendly fascism is similar to classic fascism in that Big Government and Big Business create a partnership. The difference between classic and friendly fascism is that
The definition of communism is “ a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.” The definition of fascism is “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.” Communism and Fascism are both forms of Totalitarianism, which is when the ruler has complete power over everyone. There is a fine line between the differences of Communism and Fascism, however these next three articles prove that there is a line and there is no gray space. People are either one side or the other, there is no in between, the goals and secular leading may be the same but the inner workings differ by a lot, Krupskaya, Mussolini, and Hitler explain the differences in their following articles.
Fascism is one type of political system based on the notion that some races are superior to others. Something that seems ridiculous in to enlightened modern day thinkers, which unfortunately makes it all the more difficult to try and understand for someone who has not experienced it. However by looking through history and taking into account some of the results of practised fascism, we can maybe begin to understand why so many people took up, and are still taking up fascism. Hopefully then we can understand exactly what we should learn from it, and possibly understand how we can prevent it appearing on the scale it did in the Second World War.
Communism and Fascism are often mistakenly used interchangeably. However, this is not the case. Although they are similar in authoritarian aspects, they are polar opposites on the economic scale (communism being on the left and fascism on the right). Communism is a system of social organization based on the unified ownership of all property in common with regard to the community or the state. Fascism, however, forcibly suppresses opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism making it centered more heavily on the state rather than the individual. Karl Marx was a large proponent of communism, and Benito Mussolini was a strong proponent of fascism. Despite the common misconception that communism and fascism are believed to be two birds of the same feather, they have distinct differences.
Black Shirts-a member of a fascist organization having a black shirt as a distinctive part of its uniform; especially : a member of the Italian Fascist party.
Fascism is a form of counter-revolutionary politics that first arose in the early part of the twentieth-century in Europe. It was a response to the rapid social and political changes brought about by the devastation of World War I and the spread of socialism and communism. The name fascism originated in Italy. The term comes from the Italian word fascio, which referred to the names of radical new social and political organizations. “Fascism is a philosophy or a system of government that advocates or exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with an ideology of aggressive nationalism”(Baradat pg.850). In other words, fascism is a form government that emphasizes a nation or particular race to rule over all other nations or races, simply because they are different. The fascism ideology will even use violent means to accomplish their goals and maintain the loyalty toward the fascist group. “Fascism approaches politics in two central areas, populist and elitist. Populist in that it seeks to activate “the people” as a whole against noticed enemies and to create a nation of unity. An elitist approach because fascism works by putting the people’s will on one select group, or most often one supreme leader, from whom all power precedes downward.”(Lyons pg.10)
In this essay I am going to discuss whether or not Marxism and Fascism are still relevant to today 's political life. Marxism is, (according to American Heritage dictionary of the English language) The political and economic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which believes the idea of class struggle has an essential role in understanding society 's (allegedly) inevitable development from bourgeois oppression under capitalism to a socialist and completely classless society. Fascism according to the Oxford dictionary is, an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
When we heard about fascism, Germany and Italy enter our mind on the basis of the fact that these countrie's leaders caused the worst results which affected nearly all World.Today, however, most people believe that fascism is not a threat any more and there will be no leader who may like Mussolini or Adolf Hitler but I highly consider that fascism still pose a danger and in Europe the new fascist leaders may rise like in Turkey.But what is Fascism and leaders are really playing an important role ? I think firstly we should answer these questions.Fascism may refer to general social movement of right wing revolutionary conservatism in Europe.The term ''fascist'' was first applied to a political movement which combine ultranationalism with hostility and conservatism by Mussolini in 1919.The first fascist movements occured in Italy during World War I and it united right wing positions and elements of left wing politics.Fascists seek to bring together their nation through a totalitarian state which developed the huge mobilization of the national community.
Mussolini came into power in 1922 and sought to make Fascism the only party in Italy, because he believed it was superior to all other parties. Both Mussolini and Hitler wanted to create a better economy for their countries, and had big plans to change the way their countries viewed things. Mussolini abolished democracy, and would not listen and shunned any ideas or citizens who opposed his political views. Although the men were quite similar in the ways they set goals for their countries, Hitler was extreme in his plans for future Germany. According to the lecture, Hitler’s plans were to make it known the Germans were the superior race, Jews and Gypsies were subhuman, Hitler promised to take back the land taken from the after the war, and Lebensraum. Both men had their countries became a part of the Axis powers, and along with Japan became Fascist nations. Mussolini’s rise to power came through his influence on the fascists people. According to the lecture it was fascists that marched to Rome in October 1922, and the people demanded that the king put Mussolini in charge of the government. It was through fear that Mussolini gained his power. Hitler on the other hand was
This ideology wasn’t around until the early 1900’s and was started in Italy around the time of World War I. Italy was in shambles then and many parties were trying to take control, Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister following the March on Rome in 1922. With this he gained the role of “ed duce” through legal means and created a one party system with him as the leader. This was the first time a fascist government had been in power. Many individuals confuse the ideologies of socialism, and communism with fascism. However, they are all different in the way they manipulate, and control the people. In regards to socialism Benito Mussolini said, We declare war against socialism, not because it is socialism, but because it has opposed nationalism. This is a major part of fascism because through nationalism is how the country will become powerful both economically but also militarily. *** Along with Mussolini, Germany during the same time period went under a great change to fascism.
In the early years of the twentieth century, Italy has created a new system of government, however suffered social and economic conditions. Improvements were made however, poverty and literacy were still problems that have not been solved well. While entering World War I, the nation was neutral up until joining the British and French in exchange for certain advantages. However, it was unsuccessful as Italy failed to take control of the territories that it claimed at the Versailles Peace Conference,and suffered significant losses. The ideology of fascism occurred when the power of Italy was shrinking and the idea of being a pacifist became weak. Benito Mussolini created a group of fascists to represent a means to stop the socialists and the communists coming into his nation.