Facism
- Political force across Europe after 1919 Fascism
- Authoritarian political movement that sought to create a viable society by subordinating individuals to service the state
- Developed as a reaction against the social and political changes wrought by the Great war
- It name developed from the fasces, an ancient Roman symbol of authority consisting of a bundle of roads strapped together around an axe
- Fascism emphasized an extreme form of nationalism, but its appeal crossed national boundaries
- Affected to some degree all European societies
- Gained control of the italian government in 1922
Hitler with power
- Fascism was first used by Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
- The Italian government established a one-party dictatorship
- Allying himself and his party with business and landlord interests and the military
- Il Duce (the leader) crushed labor unions, prohibited strikes, and silenced all political opposition
- The most variant of fascism, however, developed in Germany under the Nazi party and its leader Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)