With reference to the comparative study of Fascism and Nazi Ideologies explain the following:

(a) Any three similarities between the Fascist and Nazi Ideologies.

(b) Any three differences between the Fascist and Nazi Ideologies.

(a) Three similarities between the Fascist and Nazi Ideologies are given below:

1. Both Fascism and Nazism were supporter of one party and one leader — Mussolini in Italy and Hitler in Germany.
2. They were dictators through and through. No one could challenge the authority of the leader of the party. Both Mussolini and Hitler had all the military and civil powers and no body could criticise them.
3. Both Fascism and Nazism preferred the state as compared to the individual. They believed the individual exists only for the society/state.

(b) Three differences between the Fascist and Nazi Ideologies are given below:

1. The ideology of Fascism developed in Italy under the leadership of Mussolini while the ideology of Nazism flourished under the guidance of Hitler in Germany.
2. Another difference between Fascism and Nazism was on the so-called concept of race. The Nazis felt proud that they were the descendants of the Aryan race but the Fascists were not so keen on such a concept of race.
3. The Nazi party was deadly against the Jews much because of their inferior race. They were even sent to the concentration camps to meet their end. But the Italians were not so much against the Jews so long as they remained faithful to the state.