Fascist Ideology

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  • Created on: 28-04-13 11:04
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  • Totalitarianism
    • Anti-communism
      • Extreme Nationalism
        • Militarism
          • Mussolini believed war drove forward history/ the force used by the Blackshirts in destroying opponents emphasised Mussolini's belief in strength
            • Ex-soldiers, nationalists
              • Huge army created/ children militarised through school/ aid to Franco in Spanish Civil War/ annexation of Albania
        • Want to return Italy to glory of Roman Empire- needed aggressive foreign policy/ racial superiority to justify massacres in Libya and Ethiopia
          • Nationalists, patriots, ex-soldiers
            • Militarism enforced nationalism/ conquest of Abyssinia
      • Communists were international- went against belief in Nationalism- Italian Socialists loyalty was to Russia not Italy/ Fascism believed in harmony between all classes rather than class conflict
        • Middle/ upper classes, elites, business/land owners
          • Fascist rise to power- socialists attacked/ Creation of One Party State
    • Individual freedom is dangerous- people could act against the interests of the State
      • Those influenced by/ scared of regime
        • Intolerance of Diversity- One Party State run by Il Duce (one dictator)
  • Heroic Leader
    • Totalitarianism
      • Anti-communism
        • Extreme Nationalism
          • Militarism
            • Mussolini believed war drove forward history/ the force used by the Blackshirts in destroying opponents emphasised Mussolini's belief in strength
              • Ex-soldiers, nationalists
                • Huge army created/ children militarised through school/ aid to Franco in Spanish Civil War/ annexation of Albania
          • Want to return Italy to glory of Roman Empire- needed aggressive foreign policy/ racial superiority to justify massacres in Libya and Ethiopia
            • Nationalists, patriots, ex-soldiers
              • Militarism enforced nationalism/ conquest of Abyssinia
        • Communists were international- went against belief in Nationalism- Italian Socialists loyalty was to Russia not Italy/ Fascism believed in harmony between all classes rather than class conflict
          • Middle/ upper classes, elites, business/land owners
            • Fascist rise to power- socialists attacked/ Creation of One Party State
      • Individual freedom is dangerous- people could act against the interests of the State
        • Those influenced by/ scared of regime
          • Intolerance of Diversity- One Party State run by Il Duce (one dictator)
    • Would transform nation- rather than a political manifesto, the leader would motivate the nation into action
      • Nationalists, patriots
        • Cult of Il Duce- propaganda used to spread cult
  • Corporatism
    • Alternative to capitalism and socialism- a 'Third Way'
      • Workers, employers
        • Developed 1925-29/ Ministry of Corporations created in 1926- headed by Mussolini/ Corporation ran by fascist officials
  • Developed 1925-29/ Ministry of Corporations created in 1926- headed by Mussolini/ Corporation ran by fascist officials

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NZLHistory

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This is a really useful diagram for understanding the key features of fascist ideology and who they appealed to.

Laura Thompson

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Some of the information is hidden, make sure we can see everything please

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