▁Italy ▁is ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁ancient ▁Rome ▁and ▁its ▁legacy ▁and ▁histor ically ▁supported ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Italian ▁Empire ▁to ▁provide ▁sp az io ▁vit ale ▁(" l iving ▁space ") ▁for ▁colon ization ▁by ▁Italian ▁sett lers ▁and ▁to ▁establish ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁ ▁A ▁corpor at ist ▁economic ▁system ▁where by ▁employ er ▁and ▁employee ▁synd ic ates ▁are ▁linked ▁together ▁in ▁associations ▁to ▁collect ively ▁represent ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁economic ▁produ cers ▁and ▁work ▁alongside ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁set ▁national ▁economic ▁policy ▁was ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁the ▁F asc ists . ▁This ▁economic ▁system ▁intended ▁to ▁resolve ▁class ▁conflict ▁through ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁classes . ▁ ▁The ▁Italian ▁F asc ists ▁opposed ▁liberal ism ▁and ▁capital ism , ▁but ▁rather ▁than ▁seeking ▁a ▁reaction ary ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁pre - F rench ▁Revolution ary ▁world , ▁which ▁it ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁fla wed , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁forward - looking ▁direction . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁reaction ary ▁conserv at ism ▁developed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁de ▁Ma istre . ▁It ▁believed ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Italian ▁national ism ▁required ▁respect ▁for ▁tradition ▁and ▁a ▁clear ▁sense ▁of ▁a ▁shared ▁past ▁among ▁It ali ans , ▁alongside ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁a ▁modern ized ▁Italy . ▁ ▁F asc ists ▁were ▁anti - comm un ists . ▁They ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁Marx ism ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁national ism , ▁and ▁viewed ▁B ols he v ism