Italian Fascism

this reveals how people will hide their true selves to reform and fit in with the fascist society around them and Marcello’s past experiences that led him to his fascist ways. The film’s title Conformist clearly fits the struggle of conforming into fascism but having inner emotional feelings towards an anti fascist woman Anna. Bertolucci displays Marcello as representing the Fascist Party of Italy through flashbacks but the lust he has for Anna and her anti fascist lifestyle. The themes of…

Fascism was a Government system practiced by many European Powers. Fascism was brought about by one of the most ruthless dictators of all time. His name was Benito Mussolini. “ Benito Mussolini took power in Italy in 1922. Mussolini’s ideas and practices directly and indirectly influenced political movements in Germany (especially the Nazi Party), Spain (Franco’s Falange Party), France, Argentina, and many other European and Non-European countries right up to present day.”(“A Glossary of…

damage to their infrastructure after the First World War. Nations that are down for the count, where democracy or even a monarchy has failed, this is where fascism thrives. Fascism in Italy was first on the scene; it began the trend and even inspired Adolph Hitler’s fascist movement. Italian fascism can be considered the father of modern fascism, focused on bringing prestige and wealth to Italy whereas the much more successful Nazi party…

The first half of the twentieth century brought many new political ideologies to the forefront, among them fascism. Fascism was born out of Italy, and eventually took hold in Germany, Spain, and a handful of other countries. It fueled the Second World War, and was responsible for the deaths of millions, both the lives of the proponents and those fighting virulently against it. Fascism remains a relevant topic of exploration today, as it is important to understand how these ideas took hold, and…

appointed the 27th prime minister of italy in 1923, and by 1925, he named himself dictator, and implemented fascism into the new Italian totalitarian government. This lead to the suppression all other political parties. Mussolini’s reign of power lasted into World War II, where he decided to side with Nazi-backed Germany, in the formation of the Axis Powers. Benito Mussolini ascended…

Fascism is considered an action involved with the origins of time and space. Benito Mussolini believed that fascism could only be comprehended when others accumulate a spiritual attitude towards the practice. There was a great emphasis on the value of tradition, customs, and over all ruling of the social life. Fascism is intended only for believers of the idea of the spiritual state. As Gentile wrote for Mussolini, “Those who are not worthy of remaining with us—are to be expelled when…

In Umberto Eco’s Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt, Eco contemplates on what fascism is. He offers a list of 14 “typical” features to recognize fascism, a political system Italians got to name. He refers to these features as “Ur-Fascism” or “Eternal Fascism.” Eco makes clear that these points are unique to fascism and that they “cannot be organized into a system” as “many of them contradict each other, and are also typical of other kinds of despotism or fanaticism” (Eco,…

Imagery in Mussolini 's speech exhibits Italian might: "It is forty-four million Italians marching in unity behind this army" (Mussolini, 1935, p. 79). A strong military oftentimes follows nationalism because of its ability to dominate others. Furthermore, Hitler (1941) states, "Nothing is impossible for the German…

Fascism is a form of government ruled by a dictator that controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government (Fascism). Fascism can sometimes be confused with communism, but they are different in the sense that fascism is based on the restoring of one’s country and focusing on forming a Utopian society. Hitler is a well-known fascist leader because he was convinced that the disposal of one group of people would cause the renewal of Germany.…

The landscape that Europe was met with after the cataclysmic events of World War I was essential in both formulating emerging ideological movements and restructuring past ideas. Fascism would emerge as a tool, especially in ensuing international conflicts in the 1940s, to assist leaders in manipulating domestic nationalist bases to spread homogenous ideas to minority groups through militant and authoritarian tactics. Communism during this period would only vaguely echo the mid-19th century…