Why can fascists can gain power? select all that apply.

a country's economy is on the verge of or has already collapsed.
thugs rule the streets and there is little sense of public safety.
the government cannot control corruption among business and industry.
minorities are growing too rapidly and gaining too much power.
there is serious unrest due to a looming external threat to national security.

A country's economy is on the verge of or has already collapsed.

There is serious unrest due to a looming external threat to national security.

Explanation:

Fascism is a form of radicalism, characterized by the profound feeling of nationalism encouraged by the right-wing political parties and that strengths the authoritarism in the country. Examples of this are Italy, Japan, Germany during WWII, countries that felt damaged and disrespected from their peers and that wanted revenge. People with low economies and recesions can lead to the support of a fascist leader, it is characteristic of the fascist periods of time to abolish or attack minorities and create a common enemy to the people, it could be those minorities or an external enemy like other countries or other races.

julius caesar turned the roman republic into the roman empire by coming in and taking the "dictator" role during the time of a civil war (elites vs lower classes) winning battles and reputation, then declaring him dictator for life

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