Communism And Fascism Similarities
Communism and Fascism are two types of government that are dictatorships. Both were made out to be solutions to the poor conditions of their homelands and were pushed by men such as Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini. Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto and Hitler wrote his 25 Points which were used to introduce both Communism and Fascism to the people of Europe. Mussolini also defined fascism in the Italian Encyclopedia. In the end, Fascism succeeded and became the government of multiple countries, but Communism did not. Communism is a form of government where the government controls everyone and everything within a country. Karl Marx came up with his view of Communism in 1848 in Russia with his Communist Manifesto. He believed
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Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were big supporters of Fascism and tried to push it into becoming the main government in the early 1900's in Europe. Fascism was made out by Mussolini to be a solution for the deteriorated conditions of Italy. With his militia, he was able to purge local governments so that no opposition to Fascism remained. The Fascist party in Italy offered a return to traditional values and appealed to the very agitated soldiers and middle class. In Hitler's 25 Points (about Fascism), Hitler said that religion was acceptable and that all denominations would be recognized in the state "as long as they do not endanger its [the states'] existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race." This too appealed to the Germans unlike Communism where religion would be …show more content…
There was never a large revolution of the proletariat class, and people also didn't want to give up their religion or work for the benefit of the government. The people liked Fascism because it allowed for more freedom than Communism did such as the freedom of religion and the ability to work for the society not the government. In the post WWI era, Hitler and Mussolini used their propaganda and their power to convert Spain, Italy, and Germany into Fascists states where the working class worked for society and was under the strict regimentation of both Mussolini (in Italy) and Hitler (in Germany). Although Communism may have seemed to be a good solution to Marx, in the end, Fascism
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were big supporters of Fascism and tried to push it into becoming the main government in the early 1900's in Europe. Fascism was made out by Mussolini to be a solution for the deteriorated conditions of Italy. With his militia, he was able to purge local governments so that no opposition to Fascism remained. The Fascist party in Italy offered a return to traditional values and appealed to the very agitated soldiers and middle class. In Hitler's 25 Points (about Fascism), Hitler said that religion was acceptable and that all denominations would be recognized in the state "as long as they do not endanger its [the states'] existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race." This too appealed to the Germans unlike Communism where religion would be …show more content…
There was never a large revolution of the proletariat class, and people also didn't want to give up their religion or work for the benefit of the government. The people liked Fascism because it allowed for more freedom than Communism did such as the freedom of religion and the ability to work for the society not the government. In the post WWI era, Hitler and Mussolini used their propaganda and their power to convert Spain, Italy, and Germany into Fascists states where the working class worked for society and was under the strict regimentation of both Mussolini (in Italy) and Hitler (in Germany). Although Communism may have seemed to be a good solution to Marx, in the end, Fascism