9 page description of Fascism. Mussolini's political party was created and named as such by himself. The name comes from Roman "fasces" which were a bunch of bundled rods representing the power of those holding them to carry out the will of the state including capital punishment. Such individuals in Roman times were known as "lictors". The essence is that the individual serves the state which is totalitarian and may have a few or just one person in charge. Hence, individuals unified in this advancement of state objectives are like the bundled rods with combined strength greater than a single...