also many other factors that shows Mussolini did not depend on violence but however considered it a useful tool. This could be from his foreign policy‚ effort with socialist trade unionist and his effort in gaining political power legally. As Fascism began as a radical socialist movement‚ it was only inevitable that radical measures be taken. Mussolini use of violence mainly relied on the squadristi. This was his main instrument of violence and it was made up of a group of paramilitaries‚ the
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To what extent did Mussolini erode democracy and establish a Fascist dictatorship between 1922 and 1929? Mussolini was undeniably a strong leader and fascism was seen by many as the lesser of two evils. The fear of socialism rocked the already fragile foundations of Italy and a combination of luck and strategic opportunism allowed Mussolini to consolidate his power. Over a period of seven years Mussolini eroded and then completely destroyed Italian democracy. Until 1924 Mussolini played the system
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over Italy. He organised a secret police called the OVRA‚ whereby dissidents were spied upon and severely beaten up as well as often being imprisoned without trial. This created much fear for citizens and opponents‚ leading them to be faithful to Fascism‚ and so Mussolini was able to take control of Italy by asserting terror and punishment. Often‚ a few individuals would be assaulted to remind other that conformity is the safest option‚ which meant that many would go along with Fascist ideas to avoid
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Nazi Germany and 1984 A totalitarian government is one in which the state‚ usually under the control of a single political person‚ has no limits to its authority and strives to control every aspect of public and private life of each individual. Control over attitudes‚ values‚ and beliefs enables the government to erase any distinction between state and society. It is almost as if the population under totalitarian government is broken down and brain washed so much so that the government has complete
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THE BASIC LIBERAL PRINCIPLES AS AN IR THEORY International Relations Prepared by CANSU VAROL 11114533 Course Instructor ANTJE GREBNER May – 2012 The constant change and development in the world requires that individuals‚enlightened people and state officials comply with the challenges that caused by the metamorphosis in world incidents in order to perform it a better place. It can be said that this is the fundamental principles of liberalism through a straight critique of realism
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By Aasma Farhad Foundations of Pakistan lie in democracy. Democracy here means rule of the people. Like other successful democracies the power of administration is determined at the grass root level through electorate. It then moves upward in the administrative hierarchical structure and is then dispensed off downwards. Other state institutions including defense‚ judiciary and bureaucracy complement democracy. Though there have been incidents where one or more institutions conspired to help establish
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It is reported that there were demonstrations and encounters between Germany’s Nazis and Anti-Nazis social movements in 1st of May 2010 and‚ as a result‚ Hitler’s ideology seems still has influence on people’s morality after almost 65 years of the end of World War II. Such circumstances can be caused by diversity of ideologies and dissimilar interpretation of morality. Morality is a complex philosophic category which determines human behavior and ethics. There are two types of morality – social
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LIBERAL DEMOCRACY Liberal democracy is the form of governance that is mostly related with the modern nation state. However‚ it cannot be said that all nation states have liberal democracy‚ like Fascist Italy which was an authoritarian regime. Democratization is the transformation of political‚ economic and social structures from authoritarian or totalitarian rule to liberal democracy. After the transition stage of democratization is completed‚ consolidation stage begins. The consolidation stage
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“Two Seed of Sarah” As you read the book SEED OF SARAH‚ one would realize that the author was describing her experiences in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps. These experiences are documented by her in the most charismatic and eye opening method. Although her experiences were remembered after her containment in the camp‚ her memory was awakened or stirred up with certain events that she witnessed later in life sometimes in the company of Ike her husband. As the story goes on ‚ the reader
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Totalitarianism is a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life whenever necessary. Total domination‚ which strives to organize the infinite plurality and differentiation of human beings as is all of humanity were just one individual [Arendt pg 282]. The concept of totalitarianism was first developed by Italian fascists and became popular during the world war and cold war period. Most prominent regimes of
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