The term fascist has been thrown around for a while now, while most never understand that fascism had a strong economic component. While at first, bowing to the demands of the people and business owners, they tried true capitalism, they moved toward more government control . This is the push that most historians see as the real impact of fascism in Italy. People need to understand how this tyrannical form of government really operated. Here are a few of the ways they changed the Italian nation. Trade Unions Most people today are polarized on the issue of unions, but the fascists saw it as the first step in gaining the power they needed to make changes. 1925 and 1926 saw the government taking control of all trade unions and forcing all people to be part of them. At the same time, they banned the ability of workers to strike, because Mussolini saw that the government was now their voice. It also forced businesses to bow to the demands of these unions, which meant they had to follo...