The process or act of becoming fascist or adopting fascism; the transformation of a political system toward fascism.
From 'fascist' plus '-ization,' emerging in English as historians and political scientists needed to describe how societies moved toward fascism, especially in 1920s-30s Europe.
The term 'fascistization' helped historians understand that fascism didn't just spring up overnight in Germany and Italy—it required years of economic crisis, nationalist sentiment, and systematic dismantling of democratic institutions.
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