WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Question
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Communist
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Fascist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ideology is associated with a series of two political parties led by Benito Mussolini: the National Fascist Party (PNF), which ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 until 1943, and the Republican Fascist Party (PFR) that ruled the Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945.
Detailed explanation-2: -While communism is a system based around a theory of economic equality and advocates for a classless society, fascism is a nationalistic, top-down system with rigid class roles that is ruled by an all-powerful dictator.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1919, Mussolini created the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, (Italian Combat Squads), the precursor to his Fascist Party. This group engaged in violence against Socialists and other enemies. In 1921, he founded the Fascist Party, turning his paramilitary movement into a formal political party.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Italy, Benito Mussolini used his charisma to establish a powerful fascist state. Benito Mussolini coined the term “fascism” in 1919 to describe his political movement. He adopted the ancient Roman fasces as his symbol. This was a bundle of rods tied around an ax, which represented the power of Rome.
Detailed explanation-5: -The word ‘Fascism’ has been derived from the Italian word fascio which means union or league. ‘Fascism’ means autocracy or dictatorship where the power of the State is vested in one man only; it is obligatory for all others to obey his orders.