fascism

Introduction & Top Questions
National fascisms
Common characteristics of fascist movements
- Opposition to Marxism and socialism
- Opposition to parliamentary democracy
- Opposition to political and cultural liberalism
- Totalitarian ambitions
- Conservative economic programs
- Corporatism
- Alleged equality of social status
- Imperialism
- Military values
- Volksgemeinschaft
- Mass mobilization
- The leadership principle
- The “new man”
- Glorification of youth
- Education as character building
- Decadence and spirituality
- Violence
- Extreme nationalism
- Scapegoating
- Populism
- Revolutionary image
- Antiurbanism
- Sexism and misogyny
Varieties of fascism
- Acceptance of racism
- Identification with Christianity
- Support for Germany
Intellectual origins
Social bases of fascist movements
Fascism and nonfascist conservatisms: Collaboration and crossover
Neofascism
- Neofascism in the 20th century
  - Italy
  - Germany
  - Austria
  - France
  - Russia
  - Serbia
  - Croatia
  - Neofascism outside Europe
- The early 21st century
  - Western Europe
  - The United States

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Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Italian dictator

Giovanni Gentile

Giovanni Gentile

Italian philosopher

Engelbert Dollfuss

Engelbert Dollfuss

chancellor of Austria

Vidkun Quisling

Vidkun Quisling

Norwegian politician

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Ernst Rüdiger, prince von Starhemberg

vice-chancellor of Austria

Oswald Mosley

Oswald Mosley

English politician

Corneliu Codreanu

Corneliu Codreanu

Romanian political agitator

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Léon Degrelle

Belgian politician

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Roberto Farinacci

Italian politician

Ante Pavelić

Ante Pavelić

Croatian fascist leader and revolutionist

Emilio De Bono

Emilio De Bono

Italian general and politician

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Gyula Gömbös

Hungarian premier

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Vihtori Iisakki Kosola

Finnish political leader

Ferenc Szálasi

Ferenc Szálasi

Hungarian politician

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Luigi Albertini

Italian journalist

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Giovanni Amendola

Italian journalist and politician