Explanation:

Let’s break down the options:

- Option 1: Japan

Fascism didn’t start in Japan. While Japan had its own brand of militarism and nationalism, it wasn’t called fascism and didn’t develop the core political theory.

- Option 2: Russia

Nope, Russia saw communism and later totalitarianism, but not fascism. Fascism and communism are actually very different ideologies.

- Option 3: Italy

This is the right answer. Fascism started in Italy after World War I. Benito Mussolini founded the political movement, and it became a huge force in Italian politics in the 1920s. The word “fascism” even comes from the Italian word “fascio.”

- Option 4: China

China never originated fascism. China’s 20th-century political shifts were mostly toward communism with the rise of Mao Zedong.