Facism: Flashcards
rise of facism in
define facism
authorisation and nationalist right wing system of government and social organisation
involves having a leader ,military ,big power for opposition, lack of care if upset individual groups if it meant idea good for nation
but no racial beliefs or supress
(forcibly put an end to) people
italian culture vs nazism?
benitos administration never applied official rules to purge the culture and let it survive under it famous artists and writers and unis still remained in country on the other hand nazim forced german writers and artsit in exile or silence.
why did it rise?
rose in europe when people yearned for national unity and strong leadership
in italy,musolini used his charisma to establish a powerful facsit state
great depression and economic depression led to major cause and reason for facism
desire to restore and expand italina territories which was a necessity if not to be weakened and superior and strong
after communist revolution in 1917-critised it and facism developed
opposed as in right and communism in left
who was benito mussolini and his emperor life?
lived for 62 yrs died by a firing squad
formed politicla group-1919
marking start of facism
dynamic and captivating orator at rallies
organised march on rome 1922
after government fell,appointed pm youngest at age 39 in italian history
knows as II duce- the leader
resotred order in country
led to invasion of abysinnia-ethopia-1935
supported his fcsist plans by hitler
but wary of german power signed rome berlin axis 1936-pact of steel
declared war on allies in 1940
rome berlin axis
rome berlin axis 1936 october 25th aswell as the anticomintern pact with germany and japan-
nov 7th 1936
later formalised in 1939-pact of steel
tripartite pact:
27th september 1936
nito:
died in 1945
formed political group