Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century ArgentinaArgentina is famous for its ties with fascism as well as its welcoming of Nazi war criminals after World War II. At mid century, it was the home of Peronism. It was also the birthplace of the Dirty War and one of Latin America's most criminal dictatorships in the 1970s and early 1980s. How and why did all of these regimes emerge in a country that was born liberal? Why did these authoritarian traits first emerge in Argentina under the shadow of