To what extent did Mussolini achieve his economic aims? Mussolini’s Economic Policies - 1922-7‚ 1927-9‚ Corporate State‚ The Depression‚ 1936 onwards. Aims: To consolidate political system‚ to make Italy self-sufficient (autarky) and to provide an economic base for his military army. · 1922-7 - general economic recovery‚ not much change from liberal economic policies by lowering government involvement‚ THE BATTLE FOR THE LIRA - reduce inflation and fix price of lira‚ bank tightly controlled issuing
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RADICALISATION OF SOCIAL POLICIES IN 1930S Why did Mussolini introduce the racial laws in 1938? * Change of policy seen as a reflection of Mussolini’s subversion to Hitler: Mussolini chose to try and imitate Hitler‚ they were allied since the axis alliance in 1936‚ Mussolini was strongly influenced by him and as the founder of fascism wanted to be ahead of Hitler and keep up with him in terms of foreign and domestic policies‚ Mussolini wanted to impress countries of eastern Europe with anti-Semitism
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extent did Lenin establish Communism in Russia from 1920-1924? From an early age‚ Lenin opposed the Romanov autocratic regime‚ even more so following the execution of his brother for the assassination of Tsar Alexander III. Lenin was an avid follower of the writings of Karl Marx and believed communism was the way forward. He believed that everything should be owned by the government and then distributed evenly amongst the people. During the February 1917 revolution in Russia‚ Lenin was in exile
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_MUSSOLINI ’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES_ When Mussolini seized power in1922‚ Italians had high expectations of him in solving the numerous social and economic problems Italy had. As the new dynamic leader‚ Mussolini wanted to solve these problems because the success of his policies would lead to his increase of popularity as the _Duce_ and contribute to his consolidation of power. Although his policies brought changes to Italy‚ they were also one of the causes of the downfall of fascist Italy
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To what extent was Lenin crucial to the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917? On 24th October 1917 the Lenin and the Bolsheviks led a revolution in Russia. The Bolshevik Red Guards led a revolution against the Provisional Government by seizing control of stations‚ telephone exchanges‚ post offices‚ the national bank and the Winter Palace in Petrograd. Now Lenin set about creating the world’s first communist state. Although he was a strong influence‚ he was not solely responsible for the outbreak
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How Successfully did Mussolini Consolidate Fascist Power between 1922 and 1925? By 1925 Mussolini had established himself as dictator of Italy‚ ruling by decree‚ carrying the full force of the law and possessing executive control of parliament. However in 1922‚ when he became Prime Minister‚ he was a long way from the dictatorial role he would later assume; the transition was not a smooth one. In the years between 1922 and 1925 a number of factors would assist Mussolini and the Fascists in consolidating
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How far was Lenin responsible for the Bolsheviks’ growing hold on power in the years 1917-1924? In 1917‚ the Bolsheviks gained power of Russia and were able to hold onto this growing power until 1924 and later. There are several factors that could be considered to be the reason as to why they were able to seize control. It could be said that Lenin was a significant factor due to his pragmatism and his use of terror‚ however it also could be said that other members of the Bolshevik party such as
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Mussolini rise to power through the use of violence is widely evident as it is summed up in this Mussolini himself ‘for my part‚ I prefer 50 000 votes to 5000 votes’. Alternatively‚ there are 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
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any alliance." (Denis Mack Smith in ’Mussolini’ - 1981) Background Italian unification was in 1861‚ from this point up until Mussolini came into power in 1922 Italy was ruled by ’parliamentary liberals.’ Liberals had never solved the problems of the economically backward South‚ therefore they were resented there. It can be suggested that the liberal regimes did little to raise the standard of living for the majority of Italians. Mussolini was a ’renegade socialist’ with a strong
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Fascism- a new‚ militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader Benito Mussolini- rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. He vowed to give Italy strong leadership. Mussolini had founded the Fascist Party in 1919 Adolf Hitler- little-known political leader whose early life had been marked by disappointment. When World War I broke out‚ Hitler found a new beginning. He volunteered for the German army and was twice
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