Fascism is a political ideology built on the notion of nationalism and characterized by dictatorship‚ suppression‚ corporatization and racism (Lasky 2015). While several fascist regimes came to power during the interwar period‚ they collapsed after World War II. However‚ fascism has continued to find adherent in countries around the world. Fascism not only promotes nationalism but also manifests corporatism and discrimination‚ fosters bloodshed and warfare‚ and endorses other totalitarian methods
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We often see people “take it to the next level” in things they do‚ even on a daily basis. Imagine two people defending their school; let’s say a student from Sir John and one from St. Pats. Both are trying to convince the other that their school is the better‚ and each student gives reason for believing as much. Now imagine one of the students saying “My school is better because it just is. Your school is horrible and no one likes it because it isn’t St. Pats. And St. Pats is just better‚ you guys
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To what extent was Nazi Germany a totalitarian state Germany was a totalitarian state‚ however‚ only to an extent due to differing perspectives Nazi Germany did not fit the universal criteria of what constitutes totalitarianism. It is unarguably necessary that Germany was ran by a single party‚ had absolute control over mass communication & media‚ had a systematic terror & police control as well as total control over the army. However‚ many have argued that Nazi Germany was not totalitarian as it
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not foreign to modern-day society today. But‚ this is not a new idea; teenagers have had a burning desire to go against conformity and use their “angst” to make a change for quite some time. The Swing Youth in Nazi Germany is a great example of adolescent defiance. It began in Hamburg‚ Germany in the mid 1930s‚ and they called themselves the “Swingjugend” making fun of the name for the Hitler Youth‚ “Hitlerjugend” (“Music and the Holocaust”). These teenagers described themselves as “lottern” which
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In 1933‚ Hitler came to power of Germany and begun to make significant changes to the country; Germany. By doing so Hitler had manipulated the whole nation to follow his orders in trying to make Germany the best country possible. Hitler allowed Germany to get out of the Great Depression as he wanted to make Germany stand out due to the fact that the country was not taken seriously as their currency nearly became worthless. Under the Nazi regime in Germany those who did not fit the Aryan ideal experienced
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The media‚ the press‚ the economy and all social activities were controlled by the Nazi party. A person’s livelihood during that time depended on his or her political loyalty. Anyone who fought back against Nazi authority in any way was taken to concentration camps and all signs of dissent were silenced immediately. Hitler created a massive propaganda campaign celebrating the end of democracy in Germany. He hosted huge‚ staged demonstrations to give the impression that he had the unwavering support
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Did Nazi Germany Build a Base in Antarctica? In December 1938‚ a ship named MS Schwabenland set off from the German city of Hamburg‚ on an expedition to Antarctica along with 57 men. In January of 1939‚ the ship arrived on what is now known as Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land‚ where Norway had claimed. However‚ the Germans ignored this and charted the region‚ and planted Swastikas in the ice. They named the region after the ship‚ naming it Neuschwabenland‚ meaning New Swabia. One objective
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Throughout history‚ the human rights of certain groups of people‚ such as Jews in Nazi Germany‚ have been violated. Human rights are the basic rights inherent to all human beings‚ without discrimination. These rights include liberty‚ life‚ and freedom under a fair law system. However‚ in the past‚ major world superpowers have denied specific groups of people their human rights. Therefore‚ legal codes and efforts have been made to end such acts of cruelty and injustice. Every person on Earth has
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Doctrine of Fascism Some General Ideological Features "Reactionary concepts plus revolutionary emotion result in Fascist mentality." -Wilhelm Reich Is nationalism inherently evil? Would a one-world government be more preferable? Are appreciating and defending one’s own culture and cultural values somehow primitive instincts that must be overcome by the educational efforts of the enlightened? We have all heard of Fascism‚ but
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How totalitarian were Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany? Giovanni Amendola first coined the word ‘totalitarian’ when describing the Italian Fascist government under Benito Mussolini in 1923 as different to conventional dictatorships. It is after this that the word was popularised to have both negative and positive connotations. However‚ German theorist Carl Friedrich and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski collaborated to formulate a modern day politically scientific definition known as the
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