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Rise of Dictatorship Fascism and Nazism

ICSE · Class 10 · History & Civics

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Meaning and Nature of Dictatorship

  • After the First World War, autocratic governments rose in many countries of Europe.
  • A dictatorship is a government ruled by one man or a small group of men, with very little say for the masses.
  • Dictatorship gives importance to national interests instead of individual interests.
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Rise of Fascism in Italy

  • Fascism was a dictatorial form of government that rose in Italy under Benito Mussolini.
  • The word Fascism comes from fasces, meaning a bundle of rods in Italian.
  • The axe symbolised state authority, and the bundle of rods symbolised unity and strength.
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Causes of the Rise of Fascism in Italy

  • Italy was disappointed after the Treaty of Versailles.
  • By the Secret Treaty of London in 1915, Italy hoped to gain Trentino, Trieste, Istria, Fiume, Coastal Regions of Dalmatia, Albania and some parts of Turkey and Germany.
  • By the Treaty of Versailles, Italy got only Southern Tyrol and Trentino, and the Coastal Regions of Dalmatia.
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Ideology and Principles of Fascism

  • Fascism was the antithesis of democracy.
  • It supported one party and one leader.
  • It believed dictatorship was the best form of government.

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