The beginning of WWI very notably marked the rise of Fascism, a term coined by Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini to describe a type of authoritarian dictatorship that spread throughout Europe during this time.  Ezra Pound was known to be a Fascist, as he often expressed admiration for Mussolini and his politics, and was later arrested on treason charges for broadcasting messages of Fascism on American radio stations during WWII.  

Works Cited

“Ezra Pound.” Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ezra-pound. 

Coburn, Alvin Langdon. “Ezra Pound.” Wikimedia Commons, 1913, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ezra_Pound_by_Alvin_Langdon_Coburn,_1913.jpg. 

Author Unknown. “Русский.” Wikimedia Commons, Between 1937 and 1940, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duce_Benito_Mussolini.jpg.