Practice of History: Fascism and Antifascism

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The Library of Congress Subject Headings for Fascism and Antifascism are:

Fascism
Fascism and art
Fascism and culture
Fascism and culture in literature
Fascism and education
Fascism and freemasonry
Fascism and literature
Fascism and motion pictures
Fascism and sex
Fascism and social status
Fascism and sports
Fascism and the Catholic Church
Fascism and theater
Fascism and women
Fascism and youth
Fascism in art
Fascism in literature
Fascism in motion pictures
Fascist aesthetics
Fascist economics
Fascist ethics
Fascist propaganda
Fascists
Jewish fascists
Labor unions and fascism
National socialism
Women fascists

Anti-fascist movements
Anti-fascist movements in art
Anti-fascist movements in literature
Anti-fascist movements in motion pictures
Anit-Nazi movement
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- [country or region, e.g., France]
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Assassination attempt, 1944 (July 20)
Operation Valkyrie, 1944
Rosenstrasse Protest, Berlin, Germany, 1943
Via Rasella Attack, Rome, Italy, 1944

Under countries as subjects, you will find many chronologic subdivisions corresponding to major events in that country's history.  You will also find separate headings for specific events. 

Germany -- Church history -- 1933-1945 
Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
Germany -- Economic policy -- 1918-1933
Germany -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945
Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945
Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1918-1933
Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Austria (also use German-Austrian Pact, July 1936)
Germany -- History -- 1918-1933
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
Germany -- History -- Allied occupation, 1918-1930
Germany -- History -- Beer Hall Putsch, 1923
Germany -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1945
Germany -- History -- Kapp Putsch, 1920
Germany -- History -- March Uprising, 1921
Germany -- History -- Night of the Long Knives, 1934
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
Germany -- Religion -- 1933-1945
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
Anschluss movement, 1918-1938
Church and state -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
General Strike, Germany, 1920
German Christian Movement
Kristallnacht, 1938
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Germany

Italy -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
Italy -- Foreign relations -- 1870-1914
Italy -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1945
Italy -- Foreign relations -- 1922-1945
Italy -- History -- 1870-1914
Italy -- History -- 1914-1922
Italy -- History -- 1914-1945
Italy -- History -- 1922-1945
Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947
Italy -- History -- German occupation, 1943-1945
Italy -- History -- Grand Council, 1943
Italy -- History -- March on Rome, 1922
Italy -- History, Military -- 1914-1945
Italy -- Politics and government -- 1870-1914
Italy -- Politics and government -- 1914-1922
Italy -- Politics and government -- 1922-1945
Italy -- Politics and government -- 1943-1947
Italy -- Social conditions -- 1918-1945
Italy -- Social life and customs -- 1914-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Italy

Spain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1975
Spain -- Foreign relations -- 1931-1939
Spain -- Foreign relations -- 1939-1975
Spain -- History -- 1939-1975
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 (See the Research Guide for the Spanish Civil
         War for more specific headings related to the war.)
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1923-1930
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1931-1939
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1945
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1975
Spain -- Social conditions -- 1939-1975
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Spain 

Also consider keyword searches on personal names relevant to the fascism and antifascism. Typically, names are entered with the last name first, e.g., Mussolini, Benito. Do both Author and Subject searches to find books by and about the individual.