Fascism

During the history of Fascism and Communism, was a significant event on people's lives. These both represent nationalism and militarism. There was also totalitarianism involved which was a system of government that takes total centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life. Some weren’t glad that this had happened. Communism is a political action made by Karl Marx which the objective was to take the land away from the real and wealthy. The rich is a problem for the…

After World War One, Italy was in shambles. Italy had entered the war in support of the allies and has emerged victorious. They lost more men than Britain but less than France. Despite this, Italy gained little territory in the Treaty of Versailles because President Wilson was not in support of more colonies. Italy’s political, economic, cultural, and territorial circumstance after World War One precipitated Benito Mussolini’s rise to power. Overall, the weak Liberal government faced great…

“Modern political democracy is a system of governance in which rulers are held accountable for their actions in the public realm by citizens, acting indirectly through the competition and cooperation of their elected representatives.” This definition about democracy above is a quote written by Philippe C. Schmitter, a professor of political science at Stanford University. This quote describes the best system of governance in the modern world based on the outcomes listed below. In Samuel…

was based on the ideology of fascism, with one political party and the paraphernalia linked to the personality cult. (Lee) Mussolini was guaranteed support through indoctrination and coercion. During the 1930s Mussolini was facing an economic depression and he needed his state to appear as strong therefore he started n active foreign policy and began engaging in many wars. Between 1936 and 1940 the regime began to continue control by enforcing more policies of fascism this led to the increase in…

As World War I came to an end, there would be a rise in a fascist totalitarian regime that emphasized the need for a strong central government led by a single ruler. “Leaders who embraced fascism, such as Mussolini and Hitler, claimed that they were striving to build a new community on a national – not an international – level. Extreme nationalists, and often racists, Fascists glorified war and the military.” The development of such political philosophy influenced the ideas and beliefs of Adolf…

all left in a weakened economic state by the post-World War I recession, and because of this, extreme poverty was felt throughout the nations. The countries’ ineffective leaderships did not provide any help, and the citizens were therefore open to fascism‒‒a radical political ideology that offered drastic change. The development of fascist governments led to the rise of dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco Franco. These rulers controlled school systems and created…

At the end of Great War (1914-1918), European society faced astronomical cultural and social changes that eventually led to the rise Fascism in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Throughout the 1920s, Jose Ortega y Gasset gave series of lectures that eventually became his magnum opus entitled The Revolt of the Masses. His work centers on the rise of the mass-man and his disregard for political authority (or the state), culture, and progress. Gasset essentially argues that the perfection of the 19th…

Italy, as a whole, has been shaped by its long and rich history. This includes everything from class and racial conflict, to military advancements, the slow creep of fascism under Mussolini, and myriad economic and immigration related issues. Italy has long prided itself on an ability to welcome immigrants and a general sense that racial identity should always be secondary to national identity. Fundamentally, this meant that Italians cared more about whether or not a person was born in Italy and…

works for the best. Italy was one of these cases, where dictatorship worked. The Italian monarchy was an outdated system, and King Emmanuel agreed that Italians needed something fresh. This influenced people’s likeness of the somewhat mysterious fascism. Fascism became the staple of Italy proving to be a success. The system unified Italy, giving all Italians a common goal of working towards strengthening their own country, and not just for the wealth of themselves. The fascist government also…

Origins and Causes of Wars • Long-term Causes The Spanish Civil War was a culmination of the internal civil unrest of Spain. Spain was divided by various groups with extreme beliefs from Fascism to “militant anarchism”. These groups provided the basis for societal unrest, as extremists clashed heads in opposing ideals. Poverty was also a striking aspect of the unrest, as poor masses were neglected by the Catholic Church that found identity with “wealthy landowners than with the Spanish People”…