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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of state terror. The Nazi party is examined as an example of the terroristic qualities inherent in fascist states. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to conceptualize terrorism. It is equally possible, to be sure, for "official" state organizations to engage in terrorism in a practice known as "state terror", wherein a state carries out
terroristic acts against the citizenry and civilians (rather than military) of a foreign state. Historically, one of the best examples of state terror has been the fascist Nazi party
that arose in Germany in the early part of the 20th century and incited events that would eventually escalate into World War II. Like other fascist and totalitarian societies throughout
history, a "boundless definition of state" was used by the Nazis as justification for terroristic actions such as the invasion of autonomous territory in Poland, and the occupation and destruction
of civilian structures in France (Bartov, 2004). This is a characteristic typical of fascist countries, as the nationalism inherent in the fascist ideology necessarily entails the use of violence as
a way to develop a uniform state identity through the repulsion of competing forces and influences (Bartov, 2004). The actual association of terroristic acts with fascist regimes has a
strong precedent as well; following the rise of Mussolinis fascist state in Italy in 1925, the Seventh World Congress of the Comintern described the country as "the open terroristic dictatorship
of the most reactionary, most chauvinistic, and most imperialist elements of finance capital" (Kallis 2008, p. 190). This was an explicit acknowledgement of the potential for a state to commit
acts of terror. Certainly, there are many clear examples of the Nazi partys use of terrorist practices in establishing political hegemony. At the beginning of leader Adolf Hitlers rise
to power, a situation involving a "mentally ill Dutchman" was used to justify a perpetual state of emergency in Germany, resulting in the suspension of a host of constitutional freedoms,
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