Fascism and Communism

Although fascist and communist authoritarian regimes have manifested similarly in many countries, the two systems are ideologically opposed to each other. Historically, communism has earlier roots than fascism; as a general social, political, and economic system, communism characterized many pre-agricultural societies that were stateless. Many religious and utopian communities were also communist, based on their communal practices and ideals. However, as it is generally referred to today, communism stems from the socialist traditions codified by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in their 1848 publication The Communist Manifesto. Technically, no government can be considered communist since communism necessitates the total abolition of a state government ("Communism"). However, because political parties can be communist in their platforms, those nations that are controlled by Communist political parties are referred to as communist for ease of reference."

Fascism resembles Communism. But unlike Communism, which calls for the government to own all industry, fascism allows industry to remain in private ownership, though under government control.

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But fascists later adopted many of his methods. Napoleon promised his people that he would restore the glory of France through military conquest. To prevent opposition, he established one of the first secret police systems. Napoleon also used propaganda and strict press censorship to win support of his programmes.

Fascism in Italy. Italy was on the winning side when World War I (1914-1918) ended in 1918, but the war left the country in a poor economic condition. In addition, the peace treaties gave Italy far less territory than it had expected to receive. Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party promised to give Italians prosperity and to restore the prestige Italy had held during the days of the Roman Empire. The party gained the support of many landowners, business and military leaders, and members of the middle class. By 1922, the Fascists were powerful enough to force the king of Italy to make Mussolini prime minister. Mussolini, who became known as Il Duce (the leader), soon began to create a dictatorship. He banned