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This paper is an examination of the nature of fascism and then focuses on the rise of fascism in Austria. The paper finds that fascism was largely without a coherent philosophy, and consisted of a glorification of the past while claiming to look to the future. The paper notes that it was fundamentally anti-democratic, which led to its failure in Britain, France, and the Nordic states. The paper discusses how in Austria, the fascists formed a private army which did thug work for industrialists and anti-socialists, but this party was eventually overwhelmed by the Nazis.

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"In the period between World War I and World War II in Europe, fascists in several countries struggled to overpower traditional conservatives. Fascism had strong roots and was firmly linked to the history of each country. Although claiming to look to the future, fascism invariably included a glorification of the past, generally a mythical past. In power, the fascists looked to support from the industrialists and big landowners. (Woolf, 3) Fascism generally was the radical right; conservatives represented the..."

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