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[edit] October 11, 2006
Mein Kampf (German for "My Struggle", "My Battle", or "My Fight") is the most famous and recognizable work by Adolf Hitler. In it he outlined his political philosophy for the burgeoning Nazi Party. It has become famous for its violent reactions to Judaism and Communism, and is commonly referred to as an outstanding example of propaganda. The book was published in two volumes: Eine Abrechnung ("An Account"), published on July 18, 1925, and Die Nationalsozialistische Bewegung ("The National-Socialistic Movement"), published in 1926. Already popular when Hitler took power in 1933 by the end of World War II about 10 million copies had been distributed.
[edit] July 16, 2006
Brazilian Integralism (Ação Integralista Brasileira (Brazilian Integralist Action) in Brazil) was a fascist political movement created in April 1933. It was founded and led by Plínio Salgado, a relatively famous literary figure. The movement adopted characteristics of European (specifically Italian) fascism. Its members wore military dress with distinctive green shirts and used a flag with a white disk on a royal blue background, with an uppercase sigma (Σ) in its center. The movement ended in 1938 due to president Getúlio Vargas cracking down on them after an attack on the presidential palace in an attempt to gain power.
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[edit] May 20, 2006
António de Oliveira Salazar (April 28, 1889—July 27, 1970) was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He headed the "Estado Novo" (literally, New State) which advocated authoritarianism based on Roman Catholic social doctrine and corporatism as an economic system. Originally a professor of political economics at the University of Coimbra he became finance minister in 1928 before becoming Prime Minister. During World War II he kept Portugal neutral although he provided aid to the Allies by letting them an island in the Azores as a military base.
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[edit] March 17, 2006
The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far right in the United Kingdom. Unlike some of its European analogues, it has no presence in the national Parliament, and a small number of councillors in local government; supporters claim that this is partially because the UK's first-past-the-post system makes it harder for small parties to achieve electoral success than the proportional representation systems used in most of Europe. According to accounts filed with the Electoral Commission for the year 2004, it had a membership of 7,916, and income and expenditure of around £730,000.
