Under Fascism, the definition of the Italian nationality rested on a militarist foundation and the Fascist's "new man" ideal in which loyal Italians would rid themselves of individualism and autonomy and see themselves as a component of the Italian state and be willing to sacrifice their lives for it.6 Mussolini would emphasize if you were not a Fascist you were not a 'true Italian' and membership to the Fascist Party was necessary for people to gain 'Complete Citizenship' and those who did not swear allegiance were banned from public life and could not gain employme...

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