Doctrine of Fascism

In The Doctrine of Fascism, Benito Mussolini outlines several essential characteristics of his ideology, Fascism, in what has become known as tbe Doctrine of Fascism. In this paper, Mussolini outlines his vision of tbe ideology, and explains tbe major issues that Fascism will address once it becomes tbe leading political system in Italy. Borrowing heavily from Roman Fascism, Mussolini’s major points as outlined in tbe Doctrine included an emphasis on nationalism, organization and modernization of Italy, persistent focus on religion, life as a struggle, and tbe idea that individuals exist not only as individuals, but also for tbe improvement of society as a whole.

Mussolini’s remarkable success was based on tbese ideas, and Adolf Hitler adopted much from tbe Italian Fascist ideology and incorporated it into German National Socialism. One of tbe fundamental tenants in Mussolini's Doctrine of Fascism is tbe strong sense of nationalism, which he wanted tbe Italian people to embrace. As a result, he called for a unification of all Italians in his outrageously successful Fascist administration. Mussolini truly thought that tbe Italian nation was preordained for greatness, and that tbe only way to fulfill this destiny was through social cooperation under Fascism, as happened in Rome. To that end, Mussolini advocated a mass modernization of tbe Italian government and businesses, centralization of government and creation of an Italy in “spirit, not territory. ”

Mussolini wanted Italy to leave its mark on history through tbe fascist system, so his Doctrine emphasised cultural contributions such as art and philosophy. Mussolini believed that a nation’s power was derived from its people, who had to be united in order to succeed.