Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement that rose to prominence in early-20th-century Europe. Fascism is characterized by support for a dictatorial
Italy's Duce, Benito Mussolini (left), and Germany's Führer, Adolf Hitler (right), were notable fascist dictators.
Herbert Spencer, the social Darwinist who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest".
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. Known under his rule
Fascism
…was the name given to political organizations in Italy known as fasci, groups similar to guilds or syndicates. According to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's own account, the Fasces of Revolutionary Action were founded in Italy in 1915. In 1919, Mussolini founded the Italian Fasces of Combat in Milan, which…
Birthplace of Mussolini in Predappio; the building now hosts exhibitions on contemporary history.
Mussolini's booking file following his arrest by the police on 19 June 1903, Bern, Switzerland
Mussolini in the early 1900s