Fascism

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,…

Fascism started after the first world war and while it may have been originated in Europe, Benito Mussolini or otherwise known as II Duce or Iron Perfect, formed a party called the “Fascist Party” in 1919. Benito would govern Italy from 1922 to 1943 with absolute power over the citizens of the country. Before we can discuss Mussolini’s, achievements and what brought him to his death we first must understand where it all began. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Dovia…

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…

In Mosse’s article, “Toward a General Theory of Fascism”, he analyzes the nationalism, the foundation of the fascism. Mosse points out how fascism appeared in Europe, and what elements of that uprising have parallels in the modern world. Mosse regards nationalism as “the basic force that made fascism possible...still the principal integrative force among peoples and nations” (Mosse 91). Fascism in early 20th century European countries such as Italy and Germany played on the middle-class’…

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…

Fascism Fascism derives from the word fasces, which was a bundle of rods used to signify authority in Ancient Rome (Miglietta). In addition, Italy used fascio when referring to a political group (Miglietta). However, neither of these words capture the ideological meaning of Fascism. According to Thomas Magstadt Fascism is: “A totalitarian political system that is headed by a popular charismatic leader and in which a single political part and carefully controlled violence form the bases of…

Fascism in the White House Throughout the past election the word "fascist" has been thrown around both in association of the President of the United States, Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. This word has a very strong meaning and should not be used to describe a president . According to The American Heritage Dictionary the definition of fascism is, "oppressive or dictatorial control"(Mifflin). President Trump has been accused of many negative things that were simply not true,…

Stalin to Fascism Review Sheet Vocabulary: Amritsar Massacre an incident in 1919 in which British troops fired on an unarmed crowd of Indians performing acts of civil disobedience Balfour Declaration statement issued by the British government in 1917 supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine civil disobedience illegal nonviolent refusal to obey unjust laws collective large farm owned and operated by peasants as a large group command economy economic system in…

There are three types of governments that focus on taking complete control over people’s livelihood and freedom; the three governments are totalitarianism, fascism, and socialism. The main topic of this assignment is not fascism or socialism, it is totalitarianism. A totalitarian society is ruled by a dictator that takes control over everyone’s way of living. Of course, this seems a little impossible to do. How can a government make sure everyone is doing what they are told to do? Well, it is…

Fascism and Nazism are two political ideologies that gained a wide support in the first part of the 20th century. The chronology is as follows: fascism was introduced to the Italians by Benito Mussolini in the period between 1919 and 1945 while Nazism appeared in 1933 and faced a rapid decay with the end of the WW2 in 1945. Ideologically, Nazism and fascism diverged to a big extent and were promoted under different slogans. The founder of the fascist ideology—the Italian dictator Benito…