many might not realize is that in the 18th century Mussolini had a plan to restructure‚ and tear down many of important monuments that define Roman heritage‚ and he did just this. Benito Mussolini built the road known as Via dei Fori Imperiali in 1931-1933. Mussolini wanted a way to brand Rome with his distinct Fascist ideals. Via dei Fori Imperiali was first built with the idea that it would house many triumphal marches or parades. Mussolini also wanted to form a physical and symbolic link between
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Germany The most notorious example of an interwar totalitarian rule can be seen in the NAZI party’s control of Germany between 1933 and 1945. This fascist reign‚ also called the Third Reich‚ was led by Adolf Hitler and was created in about the same way as the totalitarian governments that arose in other European countries during the same time period. After World War I‚ Germany was forced into a state of depression. They were forced to repay a huge war debt due to the Treaty of Versailles‚ and the
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Geography of Italy Italy is a long peninsula; slightly larger than Arizona andit shaped like a boot. It is surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. Italy borders Austria‚ France‚ Vatican City‚ San Marino‚ Slovenia‚ and Switzerland.The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula ’s backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its many northern lakes is Garda (143 sq mi); the Po‚ its principal river‚ flows from the Alps on Italy ’s western border and
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American President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the 1937 Neutrality Act in an effort to distance itself from the war‚ and made efforts to avoid it all costs by limiting naval contact with Asia. By May of 1938 Mussolini had joined Hitler in an effort to fight off the belligerents (democracies)‚ during a speech in Rome. Later that Fall‚ final efforts were made by France and Great Britain to appease Germany with the land of Sudetenland in hopes of gaining peace. Yet
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the important lessons of our recent history. Adolph Hitler’s Nazis were certainly the most prolific of the Fascist states. The seeds of Fascism‚ however‚ were planted in Italy. "Fascism is reaction‚" said Benito Mussolini‚ author of The Doctrine of Fascism‚ but reaction to what? Mussolini forged Fascism in post-World War I in Europe. The national aspirations of many European peoples nations without states‚ peoples arbitrarily assigned to political entities with little regard for
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World War I directly influenced the beginning of World War II. Many believed that the Treaty of Versailles would keep Germany weak and did not expect another worldly attack‚ but little did they know. Putting all the blame and consequences on Germany also led others to predict World War II. The peace settlement after World War I made Germany very angry and desirable for revenge‚ thus leading to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles put germany in a very poor state. The document consisted of
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Mussolini’s and Hitler’s Rise to Power Mussolini and Hitler both seemed as if they were going to save their countries when they were in need. Italy was rising in unemployment and inflation which cause social unrest. A newspaper editor and politicians named Benito Mussolini boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. As for Germany‚ most Germans ignored Hitler and his angry message until the Great Depression ended the nation’s brief postwar recovery
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Yara Akl 8 May 12 Communism & Fascism Essay The Russian Revolution is not just one revolution. It consisted of many revolutions in 1917‚ like the February Revolution and the October Revolution. In the February Revolution‚ this took place sometime in March in 1917. The Members of the Imperial parliament‚ or Duma‚ assumed control of the country‚ forming the Russian Provisional Government. It was focused around Petrograd‚ (which is now St. Petersburg). The army leadership felt they did not have the
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described their goal as “breaking the leadership of the plutocratic-capitalist Western powers and to defend civilization from communism.” There were many causes to World War II‚ but many of them were caused by individual leaders. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.Of all the causes of World War II‚ Adolf Hitler’s desire‚ who was also in control of Nazi Germany‚ to dominate Europe and resettle German farmers were outstanding. Hitler was primarily allies with Japan (which had a desire to dominate East
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economic self sufficiency and military strength. The dictators abolished all opposition against them and basically took complete control of the lives of everyone in their country. Benito Mussolini was the founder of Italian Fascism and premier of Italy from 1922-43 and ruling as a dictator from about 1925. In 1919 Mussolini and other veterans from the war founded a revolutionary‚ nationalistic group called the Fasci di Combattimento in Milan. His movement gained the support of many landowners in the
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