propaganda and/or terror to maintain power? (2009) What did Lenin and Stalin contribute to communism in Russia? (2008) To what extent did Stalin transform the society and economy of the Soviet Union? (2006) How successful were Stalin in Russia and/or Mussolini in Italy in using the personality cult as an instrument? (Sample paper) 2. Origins
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He is well known for creating the Fascist party in Italy. To begin‚ Mussolini was born on July 29‚ 1883 in Predappio‚ Romagna. After spending his childhood‚ he became a school teacher in 1901. Then in 1908‚ he became a newspaper writer in Austria and two years later‚ he joined the local socialist party and eventually became
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What Is Dictatorship? Dictatorship * A form of government in which absolute and total power is concentrated in a dictator (usually one person be it military or otherwise or one political party). * Defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual. * A government controlled by one person‚ or a small group of people. In this form of government the power rests entirely on the person or group of people‚ and can be obtained by force or by inheritance
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economic crisis‚ two similar totalitarian regimes were able to emerge in Germany and Italy. The fascist party was led by Benito Mussolini in Italy‚ while the National socialists were led by Adolf Hitler in Germany. The education played a key role in these two nations‚ as since the future of Italy and Germany was in the schools. The public image of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were key factors in the popularity of the two leaders. Propaganda was an essential tool in both countries because it allowed
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The Young Genius: Ezra Pound’s influenced poetry on Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ time of his stay in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the concept of Imagism. “If a nation’s literature declines‚ the nation atrophies and decays.” (Ezra Pound Quotes) Ezra Pound was not a man of many words‚ but he certainly did have a knack for turning simple words into something beautiful. Pounds’ poetry was influenced by his fascination with Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ the time of his stay in
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was facing its own Great depression. Many of the countries in Europe were trying to bounce back from the First World War. Of the countries that were hit the hardest was Germany due to their influence in starting the first World War. In Italy‚ Benito Mussolini wanted to restore economic prosperity to Italy by expanding it territory in the south. Over in the Asian Pacific theater area‚ Japan was invading Manchuria for raw material and was attacking China to expand its territory. In 1937 Italy and Germany
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Selassie began to develop a written constitution (a system of basic laws of a country) to symbolize his interest in modernization and intention to increase the power of the African government‚ Haile Selassie’s efforts were cut short‚ however‚ when Benito Mussolini’s Italian army invaded the country in 1935. The Italian military used superior weaponry‚ airplanes‚ and poison gas to crush the ill-fated resistance led by the emperor. After the invasion‚ a fascist regime (a country under the control of
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in Italy in the 1930’s caused difficulty to some Italians during that time period. During the 1930’s a large number of Italians who had opposed the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini arrived in the United States. After the news spread in Italy about the bombing of Pearl Harbour almost all Italians supported the war against Benito Mussolini. At this point‚ Italy was slowly becoming under the Nazi rule‚ the significance of a woman’s role in Italy was emphasised as they were expected to accept the fascist
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totalitarianism and fascism in Italy during 1918. Benito Mussolini advocated a violent revolution to over throw the parliamentary monarchy within Italy and denounced nationalism. Mussolini celebrated Italy entering the war; he also noticed the dissatisfaction of many homebound soldiers focused on the Treaty of Versailles. In effort to persuade Italy into the war‚ Allied Powers promised Italy large portion of territorial gains. In 1920 Mussolini had convinced many soldiers to break up strikes‚ the
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British and world history. He won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature for his books on English and world history. Winston Churchill was voted the greatest-ever Briton in the 2002 BBC poll the 100 Greatest Britons. I will now talk about Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini was the prime minister of Italy from 1922 until his
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