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Fascism

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An authoritarian political ideology characterized by centralized power, nationalism, and often militarism, which rose in Europe during the 1930s.

AP course connection

Topic 7.11: 7.11 Interwar Foreign Policy

Unit 7