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'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], [[economic]], and [[political]] [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]] and [[Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]]. Fascism was primarily [[statist]] in nature, relying on big [[government]] solutions and "[[crony capitalism]]", and openly hostile towards conventional [[religion]]. Fascism was influential in [[Portugal]] as well, and had followers in most European countries and in [[Argentina]]. The last regime that had some fascist elements, that of [[Francisco Franco]] in [[Spain]], came to an end in 1975.

'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], [[economic]], and [[political]] [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]] and [[Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]]. Fascism was primarily [[statist]] in nature, relying on big [[government]] solutions and "[[crony capitalism]]", and openly hostile towards conventional [[religion]]. Fascism was influential in [[Portugal]] as well, and had followers in most European countries and in [[Argentina]]. The last regime that had some fascist elements, that of [[Francisco Franco]] in [[Spain]], came to an end in 1975. Fascism was falsely considered [[Right-wing|Far-right]] in politics, mostly due [[Joseph Stalin]] denouncing Hitler and the [[National Socialist]]s as "right-wing" after World War II, but it in reality was considered closer to the far-left.

The name "fascism" derives from an ancient [[Roman]] symbol, the ''[[fasces]],'' a group of birch rods bundled together with an axe. It symbolizes [[strength]] in [[unity]]; the rods are weak by themselves but strong when bundled together.  Historian [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]] has stated,  

The name "fascism" derives from an ancient [[Roman]] symbol, the ''[[fasces]],'' a group of birch rods bundled together with an axe. It symbolizes [[strength]] in [[unity]]; the rods are weak by themselves but strong when bundled together.  Historian [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]] has stated,