Fascism Essays

The Spanish Civil War provided the contrast of ideas and ideology that were to define the twentieth century. Historians have done extensive research and published many accounts, views, and stories of the conflict of 1936-1939. General Franco was the unifying force of the Nationalists and the man who would later …

In our modern day world where the government is the leading actor for their respective countries, the citizens would say that most of the leaders are incompetent because they are dissatisfied with what they are doing. Most leaders who achieve fame and recognition are not always the ones who had …

Introduction             20th century Europe saw the rise and fall of many political factions and styles of government.  With the onset of two ‘world’ wars, that presented the opportunity for multiple changes in power.  The desire for change is always there among at least a few people, but war and …

Introduction In trying to find the similarities and differences between Fascism as practiced by Nazi Germany and the Communist system of Russia under Joseph Stalin, it is important to first understand the term ‘fascism’; what does it mean?             Fascism has been described variably and has sometimes generated very interesting …

The causes of World War II have been traced back by many historians and figures as the unresolved problems from World War I. Economical and political problems left most countries in strife after the war, with many leaders wanting to fix their countries by any means possible. Shortly after, peace …

World war two taking place in 1939 is a turning point in history. The war happened because of a combination of multiple factors. The growth of different forms of totalitarianism, the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles, the policies of nations, the world economic crisis and the failure of appeasement …

Mussolini and Hitler were great friends and allies. Hitler had great admiration for Mussolini and Italy, he considered Italy one of the natural friends of his new Germany. He admired Italy’s art and even stated, “My dearest wish would be to be able to wander about Italy as an unknown …

In the period between the First and the Second World War, there were rises of Totalitarianism in the world and Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy were the most important forms of totalitarianism which directly led to the outbreak of Second World War. These two political systems had some …