Shaun Dean Composition 1101 Professor Albert Farr 27 October 2008 An Ambivalent Administration: An Analysis of Differences and Similarities of Between Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler’s Approach to Domestic Policy In 1933‚ Adolph Hitler came to power as dictator of Germany and began to rearm the country in contravention of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. (TWW) In 1943‚ nearly 10 years later‚ axis Germany and Italy had officially controlled nearly 2/3 of Europe and 1/3
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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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Fascism in Europe relied heavily on the exploitation of democratic processes. Democracy allowed Mussolini and Hitler to gain seats in government and eventually pass laws that allowed for total dictatorial power.While both used legal approaches to gain power‚ they also depended on finding ways to manipulate the democratic system and pressuring the people into believing that they were their only option. Mussolini rose to power rather quickly. In 1921‚ the fascist party won seats in the election and joined
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Fundamentally‚ both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler had the same burning desire to each make their nation a respected and economically impregnable Great Power. Mussolini wanted to return Italy to its glory days of the ancient Roman Empire‚ a domestic policy amongst others which was used as propaganda and to ultimately consolidate his power. A strong economy and a united state were vital for both countries in case of the outbreak of yet another catastrophic war. "Everything in the state‚ nothing
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individuals to have fun and stay fit and healthy; but Football was misrepresented within European countries especially in the Twentieth Century. Mussolini and Franko were the two most powerful dictators in the twentieth century who used football to manipulate and corrupt other countries in order to promote their own country and its political identity. Both Mussolini and Franko did not like Football themselves but they used Football to uphold their power and control within their countries. Football was attractive
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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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Fascism‚ defined as a form of radical authoritarian nationalism‚ was a movement which rose to prominence in both Italy and Germany during the inter-war period. Originating in Italy in 1919‚ as developed by Benito Mussolini‚ it later expanded into other European countries‚ quickly finding its place within Hitler’s movement of Nazism. It was found that each regime was able to develop due to government instability and citizen unrest. Despite seemingly following Mussolini’s footsteps‚ Hitler and his
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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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Bolsheviks took power and Russia’s economy was going to collapse mainly due to involvement in the Civil War and World War One. Lenin implemented War Communism in order that the nationalisation of the whole country could take place. The broad aims of Lenin’s communism were to redistribute wealth among the Russian people and to support the Red Army with artillery and weapons. Lenin did not achieve his goals to establish communism in Russia. The agricultural and industrial sectors in Russian collapsed due
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Why did Lenin adapt Marx Stage Theory? There are many reasons why Lenin adapted Marx stage theory. A vital motive was that Lenin longed for the communism foreshadowed in the Marx stage theory. However‚ in 1917 Russia was an underdeveloped country that had barely left feudalism. Therefore‚ in order to adopt the idyllic communist society‚ Russia would still have to drag through two Marxist stages (capitalism and socialism)‚ which could potentially take centuries. After living in a feudalist society
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