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Fascism was a major aspect of the Spanish Civil War

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Prior to that period there were Jewish Italians who were senior Italian fascist officials

In 1938 Mussolini declared Italian fascism had always been antisemitic

Italian fascism's stance towards German Nazism fluctuated from support to opposition to support

Italian fascism was influenced by Italian nationalists scornfully looking down upon Nordicists' claims

Mussolini responded to Nordicists' claims by claiming Germanic tribes assimilated into Roman culture quickly

At the height of antagonism over race Mussolini claimed Germans were not a pure race

During Dino Grandi's tenure as Italy's foreign minister the country engaged in realpolitik free of fascist hyperbole

Fascism in its many forms did not hesitate to kill its own citizens as well as its colonial subjects in its search for ideological and political closure.

Today "Fascism" is used across the political spectrum as a pejorative or byword for perceived authoritarianism and other forms of political evil.

The defeat of the Axis powers in World War II and revelation of Holocaust crimes by Germany led to almost universal condemnation of fascism.

Mussolini spoke fondly of the ramifications of an impending war in Europe in challenging religion and nihilism

Fascism has been criticized for being ideologically dishonest

The regime encouraged international distribution to glorify its African empire and oppose the accusation that Italy was backward.

The regime promoted Italian opera and theatre making sure political enemies did not have a voice on stage.

The goal was to stimulate the Aryanization of German culture and prohibit postmodern trends such as surrealism and cubism.