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The 20th century had 2 other good examples of fascist governments - Spain and Japan. Spain was similar to France in an earlier century, but Japan was indutrialized by the time it became fascist with a militaristic government. Both should be used as evidence in theories of why fascism emerges. It was also evident in France, the UK, and USA in the earler part of teh 20th Century, but failed to become controling. Why? What conditions derailed the forces that propeled it to dominance in the countries that did become fascist?

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Robert Paxton discusses this in The Anatomy of Fascism. If you haven't read it, it's definitely worth your while.

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Thank you. Ordered the book.

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