Fascism - Research Article from Political Theories for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 60 pages of information about Fascism.

Fascism - Research Article from Political Theories for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 60 pages of information about Fascism.
This section contains 17,462 words
(approx. 59 pages at 300 words per page)
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Fascism

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Fascism is a twentieth–century political ideology and movement based on nationalism and militarism, which emphasizes the importance of the state and the individual's overriding duty to it. It opposes communism and liberalism, and seeks to regenerate the social, cultural, and economic life of its country by instilling its citizens with a powerful sense of national identity and an unquestioning loyalty to the state and its leader. Agencies of state control, such as secret police, and sophisticated propaganda techniques are important factors in the suppression of opposition and the advancement of fascist doctrines.

Drawing on nineteenth century theories, such as those of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel, fascism arose out of the political and social destruction which followed World War I (1914–1918) and the Russian Revolution (1917), and reached its...

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