What is Fascism?

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What is Fascism?

• Key Features of Fascism

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Nationalism

• View of the nation-state, its culture and
  history, as a unifying force
• Desire to remove foreign influences
• Own nation seen as superior to other nations

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Militarism

• Promotion of political violence and war as a
  method of revitalizing society
• Violence seen as necessary in order to progress
• Development of paramilitary organizations

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Social Darwinism

• The belief that races have evolved as superior to
  other races
• Survival of the Fittest

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Social Unity

• Opposes class-based divisions in society and
  promotes collective national security

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Authoritarianism

• Totalitarian the state has influence or control
  over all aspects of society
• The people are subservient to the state
• Mussolini Obedience not discussion!

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Question

• Consider the characteristics of fascism described
  in this presentation.
• What kind of foreign policy would you expect to
  see from a state following this ideology?