Essays on Fascism

Elizabeth Wiskemann contends that Italian fascism was not influential outside of Italy and that its significance to the Franco regime was marginal. She is unequivocally clear that the Francoist ideology that guided political developments in Spain for decades is fundamentally different from classical fascist ideology.1 In addition, Wiskemann is very forthright in suggesting that Italian fascism was a minor actor towards shaping political affairs in Spain by stating that any evidence to the contrary

Benito Mussolini, What is Fascism? Italy faced serious postwar economic problems which became known as "The Two Red Years". It faced inflation problems due to government printing money to pay for weapons, workers on strike, arms and shipbuilders became bankrupt due to lack of government order, and unemployment rose to two million as returning soldiers searched for work. Benito Mussolini, upon being removed from the Socialist Party for advocating Italy 's participation in battle, organized the

Comparing Fascism, Communism and Nazism Fascism, and discontent go hand in hand. After WWI Europe was devastated, the people had lost hope in the systems, neither the liberals, nor conservatives had been able to prevent the terrible disaster that was the war. Socialists were the closest one, however not happy with socialism either, a group of socialist joined and formed their own ideology. The difference between this new ideology, and other that had originated before, is that the first

I hope this brief memo can summarize the situation in Europe. WWI and the Great Depression have caused chaos throughout Europe. Many people are starting to choose Fascism over democracy although I cannot understand why they should prefer a governmental system led by a dictator who completely controls the lives of its citizens. In Italy it's Mussolini, in Germany they are led by Hitler, and the dictator in Spain is Fransisco Franco. These countries are beginning to invade other nations in order to

The spread of fascism and Japanese imperialism could not.have been stopped before 1940 for several reasons. In the video it claims Italy was on the verge of anarchy. There were riots and disorder throughout the country. Thus the rise of Benito Mussolini became swift and efficient. His new ideal, fascism, brought the opportunity of construction and order and gave hope to rebuild a better nation. As government leaders gave more power to Mussolini, his changes created jobs for the people, built a forceful

soldiers put their lives on the line but many individuals such as medical staff, ambulance drivers and pilots etc…did so, as well. Many countries were involved in world war one; throughout this essay the focus will remain on World War One, the role of fascism, and

followed the Fascism order. Fascism was first a term used to describe political parties in Italy. But as the 1920s and 1930s started to come around the word fascist was a label for any country who did not did not play by the socialist or a democracy (Findley

comparing and contrasting of the two selected sources, on the course of their utility, Mussolini on Fascism and The Late Loyalists: Northern Reflections of the Early American Republic, the former being primary and latter secondary. As such, it is best to provide a brief intent and purpose of each selection. By its very nature, but yet despite its length, Mussolini on Fascism, or as its titled, What is Fascism, is a critical resource that is needed for one to fully appreciate and to have a scope of knowledge

Fascism. The name of this movement alone provokes thoughts of hate, racism and evil throughout all modern western civilizations. Never before has one word created such a cultural taboo for nearly two generations. As a people, we immediately think of Fascism as Hitler’s methodical destruction of nearly six million Jews during World War II, but as a movement, there is so much more to be learned. It is the aim of this paper to accurately and without judgement look at Fascism from its creation to modern

According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (n.d.), Fascism is defined as a way of classifying a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which individuals are not allowed to disagree with the government. It is derived from the Italian word fasces which mean a bundle of rods with an axe-blade protruding. This signifies the authority of magistrates in Imperial Rome. Generally, fascism is one of the political ideologies among many others such