Benito Mussolin" What is Fascism" (1932)-Click and document will open in separate browser. Size and keep open as you consider the questions.

Overview: While facism is difficult to define, this excerpt from an entry on the topic published in the Italian Encyclopedia in 1932 gives a sense of the meaning and purpose of the ideology. Some questions to consider as you read this document.

1. Mussolini goes out of his way to define fascism as the "complete opposite" of Marxian Socialism. Why does he do this? Why does fascism reject the "economic conception of history?"

2. Why does fascism reject democracy? What does Mussolini want to replace democratic rule with?