Name: * Teacher: * ENG2D1 27/05/2012 Benito Mussolini‚ Founding Father of Fascism Mussolini once stated that “It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.” As you would expect words like these from the mouth of Mussolini himself had been the inspirational backing to this dictator’s rain as sole leader
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inflation‚ riots‚ and strikes. It was then that Mussolini joined the fascist party‚ later becoming its leader. Gradually he transformed the Italian government into a dictatorship‚ which ultimately led to his downfall. Benito Mussolini’s future was crafted by how he was raised. The power
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for their future. In other words‚ the country was primed for change. Enter Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini‚ the son of a common working family‚ wore many hats during his lifetime. School teacher‚ socialist‚ magazine editor‚ and wounded war veteran. Consequently‚ Mussolini was able to play the role of “common man‚” but was shrewd enough to manipulate his story and other people to get what he wanted. What Mussolini wanted was an ultra-nationalistic party controlled by one group‚ his‚ with him
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I. INTRODUCTION: Benito Mussolini‚ also known as Il Duce (“The Leader) was a man born July 29‚ 1883-April 28‚ 1945. His political ability originated from his father‚ he was later was kicked out of the party because he wasn’t against the same things like World War 1. Benito Mussolini was the creator of the Fascist party‚ and because of this it opened doors for him to be prime minister which gave him all authority over Italy. His power was not accepted by all people‚ and because of this he was
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Benito Mussolini Mussolini’s Rise to Power As a youth‚ Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I‚ however‚ gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some of his earlier socialist beliefs‚ and in 1919‚ he founded a combat group called the Fasci di Combattimento‚ consisting mostly of Italian veterans. Two years later‚ he changed
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Benito Mussolini Biography: Benito Mussolini was born July 29‚ 1833 in Dovia di Predappio‚ Forli‚ Italy. He was an ardent socialist as youth‚ following in his political father’s footsteps and was expelled by the party for his support of WWI. In 1919 Mussolini created the Fascist party‚ eventually making himself dictator‚ holding all power in Italy. Overextended forces during WWI and was eventually killed by his own people on April 28‚ 1945 in Mezzegra‚ Italy. How Mussolini came to power: Mussolini
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expand their influence in territories like the Sudetenland. 2. Fascism (591-595) Fascism was a new form of politics that prioritized hyper-nationalism and attempted to craft a new society against liberal democracy‚ socialism‚ and communism. Benito Mussolini was the first political leader to officially adopt fascism‚ but it spread extremely slowly. Only Germany and Italy in Europe replaced their parliamentary procedures with fascism‚ although other select nations like Japan‚ South Africa‚ and Brazil
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young people’s desire to modernize China. Similar to The Chinese Revolution‚ the novel “Animal Farm” was an allegory that also exhibited the strive for freedom and respect within a nation‚ or in this case the Manor Farm. In the novel‚ the animals fought hard inorder to rebel against the rule of their often drunk owner Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was a mean unkind master who enjoyed a care free life while the animals lack food. Respectively‚ the Chinese also strived for freedom and rights in China while
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unsatisfactory‚ and the world was changing. This discontent led to the rise of Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Party‚ who took control of the Italian state and implemented a new regime that the world had never seen before. Possibly the world’s first totalitarian government‚ Mussolini was able to take complete control of Italy and its people. The Fascist ideology was the epitome everything that the Italian people were. But how was Mussolini able to manipulate and command the Italian people into going along with
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the relationship between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini? And how did it affect WW2? At the beginning of Hitler’s reign there was actually a lot of animosity between Hitler and Mussolini. Mussolini was worried about Hitler’s rants about the German master race and what that meant for Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region a German speaking part of Italy that could have become Italy’s Sudetenland. When Hitler first tried to take Austria in 1934‚ only Mussolini sent tanks to the border threatening war
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