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World War I led to the rise of fascism.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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2 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that World War I led to the rise of fascism?

Unclear. The retrieved items only partially bear on the claim: one book covers fascism's rise in the post-WWI period, and one study links post-WWI socialist support to fascism's emergence in Italy. None establishes that World War I itself caused the rise of fascism generally.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
2016
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The Rise of Fascism. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216009160

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2020
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Acemoglu, D., Feo, G. D., Luca, G. D., & Russo, G. (2020). War, Socialism and the Rise of Fascism: An Empirical Exploration. nber.org. https://www.nber.org/papers/w27854

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