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news and politics political issuesWhy was fascism appealing in Italy?
Also to know is, why is fascism important in history?
This aim is to prepare the nation for armed conflict,andto respond to economic difficulties. Fascism puts nationandoften race above the individual. It stands for acentralizedgovernment headed by a dictator. Historically,fascistgovernments tend to be militaristic, andracist.
Secondly, how does fascism start?
Fascism was founded during World War I byItaliannational syndicalists who drew upon both left-wingorganizationaltactics and right-wing political views. ItalianFascismgravitated to the right in the early1920s.
The Blackshirts were established as thesquadristiin 1919 and consisted of many disgruntled formersoldiers. Itwas given the task of leading fights againsttheirbitter enemies – the Socialists. They may havenumbered200,000 by the time of Mussolini's March on Rome from 27to 29October 1922.