INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
FASCISM IN ITALY
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The term “fascism” was first used in 1915 by members of Mussolini’s movement, the Fasces of Revolutionary Action.
Detailed explanation-3: -The word fascism comes from fascio, the Italian word for bundle, which in this case represents bundles of people. Its origins go back to Ancient Rome, when the fasces was a bundle of wood with an ax head, carried by leaders.
Detailed explanation-4: -Right: Born in 1883, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini founded Italy’s National Fascist Party-harnessing a growing sense of nationalism and populism in the country. Mussolini’s name is still often invoked in the country as a brutal dictator though some still revere him as a hero.