CH. 20: COLLAPSE AT THE CENTER

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In what ways did fascism challenge the ideas and practices of European liberalism and democracy? 
(pg. 896)
"Fascism was intensely nationalistic, seeking to revitalize and purify the nation and to mobilize its people for some grand task.  Its spokesmen praised violence against enemies as a renewing force in society, celebrated action rather than reflection, and placed their faith in a charismatic leader. Fascists also bitterly condemned individualism, liberalism, feminism, parliamentary democracy, and communism, all of which, they argued, divided and weakened the nation. In their determination to overthrow existing regimes, they were revolutionary; in their embrace of traditional values and their opposition to much of modern life, however, they were conservative or reactionary, (pg. 896)."

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