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Oxford dictionary defines fascism as any system of extreme right- wing or authoritarian views, based upon specific criteria. The rise of Fascism in Europe where Mussolini joins Hitler to enslave a country. ... From the fertile mind of Adolph Hitler came the means by which fascism as a social economic system could take root and flourish. ... Fascism everywhere was essentially a reaction against the devastating impact of World War I and its unsettling aftermath on basically liberal nineteenth-century nations that failed to achieve social harmony. ... Fascism is viewed as a singularly European phenomenon that developed into a full totalitarian political regime in Germany under Hitler and a semitotalitarian system in Italy under Mussolini. ... There has been little continuity between historical fascism before 1945 and the neofascist groups, movements, or parties that came after the war. ... “(Tusnhet Pg7) “…They felt The Zionism stood above class and factional struggle, that labor and capital must unite to build a Jewish state and that private investment and enterprise should be encouraged not frowned upon. ... ” (Tushnet pg10)
Out of the ruin came extreme nationalism that called for strong state measures to restore national pride, right past wrongs, and revive the economy. Fascist leaders and supporters e dictatorial rule based on a distinct ideology and enforced through the actions of a mass party. ... What political factors explain the success of fascism in these two societies? ... Democracy was either not deeply rooted or a system of government of short duration, and nationalist sentiments of fascism ran high. ... What the peacemakers of 1919 did not anticipate was the appearance of virulent nationalist ideologies like Fascism in Italy and National Socialism in Germany that, once established as ruthless dictatorships, became a threat to international peace. ...
Fascism as an ideology and political system thrived solely in Europe during the first half of the twentieth century, a time in modern history during which two global wars and unprecedented totalitarian dictatorships brought enormous turmoil to Europe and the world. ... Where as traditional modern dictatorships exercise primarily political domination over citizens, twentieth-century totalitarian regimes, like fascism and communism have sought to secure complete political, social, and cultural control over individuals and societies. Historians regard fascism as a form of right-wing totalitarianism that derived from the movement that Benito Mussolini organized in 1919 and turned into Italys ruling regime in just a few years.
Approximate Word count = 1872
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