Fascism

Fascism Fascism is defined as a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. Fascism takes many forms, but despite the many forms that fascism takes, all fascist movements are rooted in two major historical trends. First, in late 19th-century Europe mass political movements developed as a challenge to the control of …

…Il Duce, or Italian Fascism. Mussolini joined the Germans in the Second World War, and following their example, he also had millions of Jews slaughtered in Italy. In 1943, King Victor Emmanuel dismissed him, because of the many military defeats. King Victor Emmanuel then signed an armistice with the Allies. The Germans rescued Mussolini, and they forced him to organize a rebellion in Northern Italy. He tried to escape to Switzerland, but was caught and shot.