To hell and back: Europe, 1914 - 1949
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They sought to ‘nationalize’ the masses, to instil in them assertive nationalist, imperialist and racist sentiments intended to benefit the political status quo.
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hyper-nationalist emphasis on the unity of an integral nation
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‘cleansing’ of all those deemed not to belong
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‘undesirables’
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utter destruction of political enemies Marxists quite especially, but also liberals, democrats and ‘reactionaries’
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‘manliness’
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militarism
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authoritarian leadership
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strong anti-capitalist tendency
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overthrow or dismantle the existing state and replace it with a nationalist, authoritarian government
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create a ‘new man’
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a new society, a national utopia
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Fascism sought a revolution not in terms of social class, as Marxists advocated
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The fascist idea of the ‘totalitarian state’ aimed to embrace all facets of life, from cradle to grave.
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‘new man’
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‘the new Italian woman’
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The Fascist Party itself extended its tentacles into almost all avenues of daily life.