Italian fascism
'Italian fascism, the ideology of several organizations and parties associated with Benito Mussolini, notably the National Fascist Party that governed Italy from 1922 when it was granted Prime am8nisterial funtions after the March on Rome. Claims regarding Italian fascism are controversial and vary widely, and may be problematic for reasons such as Allied psychological warfare and the associations with National Socialist Germany.
History
It was an early and influential part of the international fascism (anti-Marxism) movement, in Italy in particular having influences such as Italian nationalism, nationalism, Ancient Rome, Futurism, nationalism in general, national syndicalism, and corporatism. Mussolini briefly described fascism as being authoritarianism.