1. 14 Points of Fascism
By Kasper Vockeroth &
Anneke Braat
2. Mussolini’s Italy
Benito Mussolini,
being the creator of
Fascism, through in
place the Fascist of
the Fascist run
nation. The 14
Points of Fascism
are greatly intact
within his political
system.
3. 1. Powerful/ Continuing Nationalism
• Mussolini’s Fascism
included a fasces as
a symbol of
strength and unity.
He had the Fasces
up everywhere in
Italy.
4. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of
Human Rights
• Citizens of Italy were
forced to obey Fascist
ways. This was
enforced by the secret
police and military, so
if they don’t listen,
they will suffer.
Mussolini also worked
to deal with traitors of
Italy with trials and
executions.
5. 3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats
as a Unifying Cause
• Benito’s Fascist
Regime used the
communist and
socialist groups of
Italy as an
identifying enemy.
He also had the
Socialist leader,
Giacomo Matteotti,
assassinated by his
“black shirts”.
6. 4. Supremacy of the Military
• Just like any fascist
regime, Mussolini’s
military became more
important than any
domestic issues. funding
of the military was more
then any other social
category, so when
people started living
harsher lives, the
government ignored
them because of their
military based mindset.
7. 5. Rampant Sexism
• The roles of the males
and the females in
Benito’s Italy were two
extremes. The woman
were to stay home,
being called the
“Keeper of the Home”
because apparently the
birth rate was too low
and that the woman
should return the jobs
to the men.
8. 6. Controlled Mass Media
• Public posters, radio
and newspaper
were controlled by
Mussolini. He also
made sure that
pictures and slogans
of himself were
posted on public
posters to ensure he
had full control of
the media.
9. 7. Obsession with National Security
• In Italy, many problems
after the first world war
caused fear to flow
through the country
such as economic
inflation and social
disturbance. By
emphasizing capitalism,
he skillfully controlled
the fear present in his
country.
10. 8. Religion and Government
Intertwined
• Mussolini was a strong Catholic.
He intentionally used religion is
speeches; “Fascism is a civil and
political faith, but also a
religion... Like Christianity”.
Anyone who didn’t follow was
punished, which meant that
everyone had to follow what the
leader told them. Religion was
therefore a powerful technique
in manipulating and controlling
Mussolini’s Italy.
11. 9. Corporate Power is Protected
• Shockingly, Italy’s government
seemed to allow private
property and business
ownership, but in a more
Fascist way. They would deal
with corporations and
industrialists together instead
of dividing them into groups.
The only reasoning behind
grouping them like this is so
that the government could
have the secure collaboration
between businesses and
government.
12. 10. Labor Power is Suppressed
• Because Mussolini saw
a threat to labor
unions they were not
allowed or very much
suppressed in fascist
Italy.
13. 11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the
Arts
• The professors at
universities had to
swear an oath to
fascism and also
swear to only
practice it.
14. 12. Obsessions of Crime and
Punishment
• Mussolini allowed his
“Black Shirts” (secret
police) to basically do
whatever they want
and punish anyone
who went against
fascism. Immense
power was given to
this position of law
enforcement.
15. 13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
• Mussolini used
people that strongly
supported Fascism
in the key
government
positions, therefore
keeping him in
power.
16. 14. Fraudulent Elections
• As soon as Mussolini
was in power, he put in
place a law that states “if
a party receives 25% or
more votes in a general
election they will receive
2/3 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies”.
This law, along with
intimidation and
violence, proved to be
an effective sham.
19. 1. Powerful and Continuing
Nationalism
Members of Nazi Germany
used many different signs
to advertise their beliefs
and values. Some popular
ones that they used were
the swastika, the swastika
with an ealge on top
(symbol of the Nazi Party),
and the “SS” bolts (symbol
of the Scutzstaffel)
20. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of
Human Rights
During when the Nazis
were in power,
Human Rights were
completely ignored.
They convinced the
Jews that they
weren’t even
human, let alone
had the right to live.
21. 3. Identification of Enemies/
Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people went against the
Jews and believed that
they needed to eliminate
that entire race. Hitler
believed this was
necessary because he
wanted to create a “master
race of perfect ayrien
humans”.
22. 4. Supremacy of the Military
Military in Nazi Germany
became more focused on
building up their military and
making them the best and
the strongest, and focused
less on more important
things. Military was, of
course, also involved in
concentration camps for the
Jews. As well as making their
military stronger, military
leaders began also becoming
government leaders.
23. 5. Rampant Sexism
• Men were usually forced into the
army.
• Children joined the Hitler Youth
to help progression of the Third
Reich.
• Women in Germany, like
anywhere else during this time,
were expected to be good
mothers and wives, raising their
children while their husbands
went to work. Women were also
encouraged to get married and
have children at a young age.
24. 6. Controlled Mass Media
Nazi Germany deifinitely
censored what their
government was doing
from their people. One
example is how their
main concentration
camps weren’t even
based inside their own
country.
25. 7. Obsession with National Security
Hitler made his
people believe in
everything he did,
he especially
focused on
teaching the youth
age group.
26. 8. Government and Religion are
Intertwined
Religious aspects if Nazism like
huge congregations,
banners, sacred flames,
processions, prayers-and-
responses, and memorial
and funeral marches lead
some academics to consider
Nazism as a political religion.
27. 9. Corporate Power is Protected
In Nazi Germany only people
of a certain hierarchy could
vote, like land and business
owners. This way the
people running for
government had to impress
a significantly less amount
of people which made it
easier for them to be voted
in and the governments
way of running things was
protected.
28. 10. Labour Power is Protected
Unions against
anything that
Nazism was
portraying was
eliminated
immediately. There
was no tolerance for
unions against the
government.
29. 11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the
Arts
Professors and leaders
in Nazi Germany that
taught beliefs and
values that went
against the beliefs
and values of Nazism
was not allowed, and
they were punished
severely.
30. 12. Obsession with Crime &
Punishment
Law enforcers in Nazi
Germany had so much
control that anything
inhumane was simply
overlooked. There was
no real laws for the police
to follow, so they could
punish in whatever way
they seemed necessary,
which was usually
brutally.
31. 13. Rampant Cronyism and
Corruption
As far as cronyism went in
Nazi Germany, there
were lots of advantages
for people in high
positions in the military
and leaders of Nazism.
More so than just any
person who believed
they should have a
chance to run the
country.
32. 14. Fraudulent Elections
Fraudulent elections
were very popular
back in this time,
because not all
people were allowed
to vote, only few
chosen groups.
