Italian Fascism

Fascism emphasizes the political dictatorship and worship of leaders with extreme nationalist movements and aggressive expansionism. The word “Fascism” is a combination of the Latin word “fasces”, the ancient Roman emblem of power and the Italian word “fascio”, which means a group . It first emerged in Italy right after World War I of 1914-1919. In 1919, the Italian Benito Mussolini established the “Milan Fascio” and transformed it into the Fascist Party in 1921. On October 28-29, 1922,…

He supported fascism, but believed in the party being over the state. Advocated for nationalism, and wanted all the Italian territories to come together as one to unite all Italian-speaking people. He strongly believed that expanding territory would show the assertion of power, and a famous case of this for Italy is Abyssinia in 1935. He believed that these principles could only work under a one-party state (Fascism), and that every Italian worked as part of a cog. He wanted…

Jingoism- Extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy. Although rarely used in our lives, this is the best word to describe Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was willing to do anything for Italy’s growth as a country. For his extreme efforts to build Italy he is falsely remembered as one of the most diabolical dictators, in history responsible for thousands of deaths. He was interested in obtaining power so he could make Italy into a dominant…

Benito Mussolini and his creation of Fascism was the glue that held Italy together. Fascism promised national unity and condemned the Socialist party. To understand how Fascism became powerful within Italy, it is imperative to acknowledge the driving force behind this regime. To put it bluntly, violence played an essential role in the development of the Fascist party. Mussolini’s practice of fierceness was able to create a formidable system of government that did not tolerate weakness. In 1919,…

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 had an Italian upbringing than the color of one’s skin or the genetic makeup of the…

Italy’s socioeconomic circumstance allowed Mussolini to rise to power. The Italian people’s disaffection with the political parties in power, and the common feeling of frustration towards Italy’s lack of territorial gains in the treaty of Versailles, enabled the public to be susceptible to Mussolini’s propaganda. Although his quest for a revived Italian empire did not come into full fruition, Benito Mussolini has left a large impact on international politics today…

visions of womanhood that formed part of German and Italian Fascism’s propaganda. These prevailing images divide women into two possible camps, one is cosmopolitan, urbane, skinny, hysterical, decadent, and sterile while the other is national, rural, floridly robust, tranquil, and prolific. The former, symbolic of modernity, was an obvious threat to the regime’s efforts to enfold women in the economic and social strictures demanded by Italian Fascism. The latter, however, encapsulated the…

Imagine having all areas of your life controlled by the government. That is primarily what it feels like to live in a fascist government. “Fascism is a form of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy. Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government.” “Fascist governments encouraged the pursuit of private profit and offered many benefits to large businesses, but they demanded in return that all economic activity…

of the struggle among the various classes. Furthermore, they advocated the idea that values and ideas played a more significant role than material properties. Even though the ideology of fascism might appear reasonable, the political movement managed to attain its power with only the use of violence and terror of masses and not of individuals. Precisely, Mussolini has also used terrorist assassins as a mean of spreading terror. According to believers of the fascist movement, mass violence…

also accounted for his rise to power. Mussolini was able to use his close relationship with the Church to win over members of the clergy, therefore coaxing the Pope to convert Italy into a more confessional, secure state . Mussolini’s passion for fascism also enabled him to secure his power over Italy- his extreme work ethic and promotion of fascist views ‘for the Fascist, everything is in the state, and nothing human or spiritual exists” . Goeschel provides the opinion that Mussolini’s…