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| − | + | Fascism is a political form of government that believes that the nation is more important then any individual. It is often an autocratic system that has a militarized government. | |
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| + | 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. In the United States House of Representatives, a fasces symbol appears on each side of the American flag, and old U. S. dimes, with a picture of the god Mercury on the front, have a design including a fasces on the back. | ||
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Fascism is a political form of government that believes that the nation is more important then any individual. It is often an autocratic system that has a militarized government.
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. In the United States House of Representatives, a fasces symbol appears on each side of the American flag, and old U. S. dimes, with a picture of the god Mercury on the front, have a design including a fasces on the back.