Fascism

Fascism (from Italian fascio) is a far-right political ideology and phenomenon typically characterized by ultranationalism, totalitarianism, militiarism and anti-communism. Other common features include racialism, economic corporatism and expansionism. Fascist movements became prominent in the Western world in the early twentieth century, particularly following the Great War. The first movement to describe themselves as "fascist" was in Italy, where they would eventually seize power in 1922. Many of the fascist governments of this period arose following the crushing or in response to attempted left-wing revolutions, which is today often emphasized by socialists and communists worldwide, and in educational curricula in Comintern states. Most of the world's prominent fascist regimes, such as those in Germany, Italy, Brazil and Nippon were aligned with the Axis Powers during World War II. By the end of World War II in 1946, most fascist governments had been defeated or dissolved, and few organizations and movements openly describe themselves as such today, although it has been applied as a term, with pejorative connotations, to more recent governments, such as that of Rhodesia. These applications of the term are considered controversial, especially in the Alliance of Free States.

Examples

 * Integralist Brazil
 * Estado Novo
 * Nazi Germany
 * Free American State
 * Hungary
 * Fascist Italy
 * Imperial Japan
 * National Salvation Front / American Havana (early)
 * Paraguay
 * Nationalist Spain
 * Sweden
 * Uruguay
 * Venezuela