What is fascism?
Q: What is fascism?
A: Fascism is a far-right form of government in which most of the country's power is held by one ruler or a small group, under a single party. Fascist governments are usually totalitarian and authoritarian one-party states.
Q: How does the government control society under fascism?
A: Under fascism, the economy and other parts of society are heavily and closely controlled by the government, usually by using a form of authoritarian corporatism, where companies and workers are supposed to work together under national unity. The government uses violence and police power to arrest, kill or stop anyone it does not think useful.
Q: Who were three large fascist countries?
A: Three large fascist countries were Italy under Benito Mussolini, Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler, and Spain under Francisco Franco.
Q: When did Mussolini invent fascism in Italy?
A: Mussolini invented fascism in Italy in the late 1910s, and developed it fully in the 1930s. He came to power in late 1922 and introduced a complete dictatorship in the mid-1920s, by eliminating all other parties and changing the electoral law to make sure his Fascist party got the most seats.
Q: How did Hitler copy Mussolini when he came to power?
A: When Hitler came to power in Germany in the 1930s, he copied Mussolini by eliminating all other parties and changing electoral law so that his Fascist party got most seats.
Q: What was written by Giovanni Gentile for Mussolini?
A: Giovanni Gentile wrote The Doctrine of Fascism for Mussolini which was published in 1932. Most of it was probably written by Giovanni Gentile who joined fascism and became an important influence on its development.
Q: When did Mussolini start writing The Doctrine of Fascism?
A:Mussolini started writing The Doctrine of Fascism paper in 1927 but it was only published five years later in 1932
