The Origins of Fascism

Benito Mussolini along with supporters in a fascist rally in 1922. This event occurred around the time a rise of fascist sentimentality was plaguing Europe.

A very clear line can be drawn between the rise of fascism to the forefront of European politics during the 1920s and 1930s to the events of Word War I. Europe was in the midst of its biggest conflict since the Roman times, and this one was to surpass in both magnitude and casualties the previous conflicts of human civilization. Virtually every country in the continent was involved. The reasons themselves can be attributed on a number of ideals and…