... just as Hippolyte Taine condemned the rise to power of the masses, whom he suggested were biologically inferior to aristocrats (RoSo, 2002). The ideology has been linked by some scholars to the socially radical Jacobins of the French Revolution, but others see it as a reactionary extreme-right conservatism against the 19th-century ideals of the Enlightenment (RoSo, 2002). The motivation of fascism is also disputed as ... at home (RoSo, 2002). Fascists looked to turn the ordinary man into the "new man," who would be physically strong and morally "hard." Heinrich Himmler, chief of the SS ad...

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... state, German culture had to be co-ordinated so it did not go against the Nazis. German music and art had to be assimilated by the Nazis. Just over a month after Hitler became Chancellor he appointed Josef Goebbels as Minister for Public Enlightenment & Propaganda. Goebbels began a campaign aimed at destroying all literary, artistic and journalistic ... opposition to the Nazis . "In order to pursue a policy of German culture, it is necessary to gather together the creative artists in all spheres into a unified organisation under the Reich's leadership. The Reich must determine the lines ...

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... , is similar in regards to the role of the individual. Like socialism, fascism sees the importance of how the individual and society are inseparable and must cooperate with each other to succeed. However, the focus upon how they cooperate with one another is the defining difference between the two. While the focus of the individual within society in socialism is to benefit the community collectively, under fascism the role of the individual within society is to benefit ... within those societies. For example, fascism developed to counteract the ideas of classical liberalism. It evolved i...

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... totalitarian state, German culture had to be coordinated so it did not go against the Nazis. German music and art had to be assimilated by the Nazis. Just over a month after Hitler became Chancellor he appointed Josef Goebbels as Minister for Public Enlightenment & Propaganda. Goebbels began a campaign aimed at destroying all literary, artistic and ... journalistic opposition to the Nazis. "In order to pursue a policy of German culture, it is necessary to gather together the creative artists in all spheres into a unified organization under the Reich's leadership. The Reich must determine...

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