This five-page undergraduate paper focuses on the similarities and differences between the two totalitarian systems of fascism and Communism. Some political analysts and thinkers maintain that Communism and fascism were not adversaries of each other, but rather shared some common values. While others are of the view that there existed some major differences which made one system the rival of the other. The paper addresses both views and then draws an impartial conclusion. 5 pgs, bibliography lists 2 sources.