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European Fascism Flashcards

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Zeev Sternhell

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Argues that fascism began as a rebellion against the political culture of pre 1914 Europe

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Intellectual roots of fascism

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Nietzsche, Le Bon

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Nietzsche influence on fascism

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Saw hierarchy in humans, contemptuous of mass life
Nazis interpreted ‘Will to Power’ as Nietzsche being in favour of eugenics and breeding a master race

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Gustav Le Bon

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Belief in superior races- a lot of his work justified European colonialism
Geographic determinism

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Philip Morgan

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Argued fascism was a unique synthesis of the ideas of thinkers such as Nietzsche and Le Bon

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Who argued fascism was a unique synthesis of the ideas of thinkers such as Nietzsche and Le Bon?

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Philip Morgan

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Influence of modernity

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Influence of modern scientific theories, the “nation state”

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“The Nation State”

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Influence of nationalism- increased as a result of war

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Influence of tradition

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Traditional military heroes of Greece and Rome glorified fascism and the idea of an all powerful dictator

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Payne

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“Semi fascist”

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“Semi fascist”

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Payne

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Origins of Italian fascism

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War exposed country to nationalism
End of war+ increase in strikes, peace treaty, instability in govt

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Impact of Treaty of V on Italy

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Increase in strikes, ‘mutilated victory, instability in govt

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Hans Globke

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Example of continuation between Nazi Germany and West Germany

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Example of continuation between Nazi Germany and West Germany

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Hans Globke

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Examples of Neo-fascism

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Holocaust deniers, continued anti-Semitism
Nostalgia

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Fascist nostalgia

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Cult of Nazi symbols, resentment re defeat

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Skorzeny- evidence of remaining fascism

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Acquitted after loss of war, and founded Spanish Neo-Nazi group in the 60s

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Neo-fascism after 1968

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Marco Tarchi- Hobbit camps
Afterlife of Mussolini

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Hobbit camps

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Marco Tarchi
Seen as a rebirth of Italian fascism- brought together right wing groups yo discuss

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Marco Tarchi

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Hobbit camps

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Afterlife of Mussolini

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Body dug up by loyalists, transferred to birthplace (Predappio)

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Summarising key points of post 45 fascism

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Severely weakened but not dead
Imperfect denazification
Neo-fascism was marginal but not irrelevant

Year 1 Hist 100 (4 decks)

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