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Fascism started after the 1st world war and it originated in Europe It originated in Italy with Benito Mussolini who was expelled from the Socialists and decided to form his own movement called the fascismo in 1919. The name derived from the Italian 'fascio' which means 'bundle' and thus the group was born. It didn't become the Fascist Party until just before the fascists came to power in the March on Rome in Oct 1922. Fascism came about mostly as a reaction from the elites for a strong govt that would instil Law and Order, something which the incumbent Giolitti govt was not doing. The Italian parliament had proportional representation and so in order to govern, parties had to form coalitions. This resulted in weak, ineffectual govts. In truth, fascism had a wide appeal to both the moderates who wanted law and order and governance and the radicals who were heavily attracted to the violent, ultranationalistic nature of fascism.

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