What IS Fascism Really? (Patreon)

What IS Fascism Really?

Fascism is a difficult word to define. We know it when we see it, but no one ever has a satisfying definition. In the 30s and 40s, it brought totalitarianism, war, and genocide. So today, let’s talk about how this idea took hold, grew to prominence, and just how much support it had. SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory You can also help by getting your hands on Step Back merchandise over at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/StepBack/ Step Back is a history channel releasing videos biweekly that endeavors to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. Step Back History is a Square Zero Production. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.squarezeroproductions.com YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs ISIS are not Good Muslims https://youtu.be/M8pxIM4sW3Q The Richest Person Ever https://youtu.be/hh0qM_kvtNg Help out the future of the channel by taking a 2 minute survey over at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/survey Keep up to date with our e-mail updates: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/newsletter More stuff at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/step-back Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ Music by 12Tone. Check out their channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Photo Credits: Archives New Zealand Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1972-026-11 / Sennecke, Robert / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-2004-0312-503 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R1215-506 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-09844 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 52 Pickup victor falk Jan Humpolík Sources: -Dobkowski, Michael N. Radical perspectives on the rise of fascism in Germany: 1919-1945. New York: Monthly Review Pr., 1989. -Gunitsky, Seva. "Column: The Rise of Fascism in 1930s America." Valley News. August 19, 2017. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://www.vnews.com/perspectives-facism-vn-082017-11886585. -Hanson, Victor Davis. "The West Is Repeating the Mistakes of the 1930s." National Review. February 18, 2016. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/431481/foreign-policy-mistakes-1930s-repeated-today-world-war-ii. -"The Nazi Rise to Power." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Accessed September 14, 2017. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10008206. -"The Rise and Fall of Fascism." American Historical Association. Accessed September 14, 2017. https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/what-is-the-future-of-italy/the-rise-and-fall-of-fascism. -"The Rise of Fascism." Juno Beach Centre. May 20, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2017. https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/the-rise-of-fascism/. -Walker, Peter. "UN chief issues warning on the rise of fascism." The Independent. December 09, 2016. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/united-nations-chilling-warning-rise-fascism-human-rights-prince-zeid-a7464861.html. -Wiegrefe, Klaus. "The Road to World War II: How Appeasement Failed to Stop Hitler - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International." SPIEGEL ONLINE. September 02, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-road-to-world-war-ii-how-appeasement-failed-to-stop-hitler-a-646481.html.