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✨fascism✨
IB modern world mussolini/fascism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Authoritarian | Enforcing/favoring obedience to authority (personal freedom disregarded) |
| Mussolini | Dictator of Italy, 1922-45 |
| Dictator | Total unchecked power from a leader, not hereditary |
| Il Duce | The Leader- Mussolini's nickname |
| Savage's 4 Part Definition of Fascism | Authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, extreme militarism, a "3rd way" economically |
| Far-Right | Reactionary- wants a group to go |
| Fascio | Bundle of sticks wrapped around an axe- Fascism symbol |
| Belief in Natural Social Hierarchy | Social classes reflect natural differences in talent/ability/work ethic AND that these differences are socially beneficial |
| Authoritarianism | Rejects multiple parties, use of police power/gov't power to preserve status quo, reductions in civil rights, due process, democracy as we know it |
| Centralized Autocracy | Powerful nat'l government, with weak/nonexistent local governments |