2.2 Fascisme en communisme

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

History 

Today 

- Fascism in Italy
- Fascism now??

What is fascism  and why is it a topic in 2024?

Italy after WW1

Chaos: strikes, riots, boycotts. Fear of communism.

The call for one strong leader: duce

Mussolini 

• Journalist in Italy
• Fasci Italiani di Combattimento : Italian fighting groups  (1919)
• 1922 Mars on Rome, Mussolini seizes power as a dictator

Fascism

Fasci: Italian for 'groups'.

During WW1, various groups formed 'fascismo'

'Fasces': bundles of branches of Roman bodyguards (power to punish)

Characteristics fascism?

What characteristics are associated with the ideology 'fascism'?

Make a list in which you name as many characteristics as possible.

To do this, read pages 36 & 37 from your textbook (until the part about Soviet economics).

Fascism

 -Creating a new society

- Antidemocratic and nationalistic

-Totalitarian: the government controls people's lives

- Violence is tolerated

- Strong, stirring speeches

- Indoctrination: brainwashing with an ideology

- Secret police with spies who punish severely

- Personality cult> worshipping the leader

Homework

Finish 2.2 assignments

1, 2 and 4

Done? Finish assignments 6, 8 and 10 

or 

Read (2.1 and 2.2)