Heinemann Notes Benito Mussolini sifted through various careers in the years before World War One. He became a teacher for a while‚ skipping from one teaching job to the next but had always been a skilled journalist and founded his own paper Popolo D’Italia. In 1919 he held at meeting in Milan which was attended by 200 people-mostly ex-servicemen and left-wing revolutionaries. These people later became known as ‘the Fascists of the first hour’. The Italian government‚ in the long term‚ was not
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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 lower
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this paper will argue whether I agree with it or not. Mussolini realized the importance of the Italian media when he was the editor of Il Popolo d’Italia‚ and one of the first things he did when he was able to make laws without the consent of Parliament was suppress the media (he did this in 1926). He decreed that journalists and editors could be arrested if they published anything derogatory towards the regime. Also‚ Mussolini set up his own press office which would write articles for the
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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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profile of Hitler and Mussolini were presented and compared. Charismatic‚ Transformational‚ Narcissistic and Visionary styles of leadership were briefly introduced. As a result‚ an analysis of Hitler’s or Mussolini’s traits assigning them to any of these styles has been possible. The comparison of their activity as leaders has been carried out. In the conclusion of this report‚ the final verdict over their suitability as leaders has been included. Introduction Hitler and Mussolini were raised in the
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Mussolini – the Cult of Personality Throughout history there have been many leaders who have formed a cult of personality--that is‚ commanded intense devotion and an almost God-like worship from their followers. Such a following is advantageous especially in times of war‚ where citizens can easily be rallied to defend their leader and take down the “evil enemy”. Leading up to World War 2‚ multiple fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish
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very unsatisfied about it because they didn’t get the territories which they were promised. Some people think it was right for Italy to enter the WWII while some people didn’t think so. Italy entered WWII for 3 reasons. The first reason is Benito Mussolini‚ who just came to power and became the leader of Italy‚ decided to turn Italy into a new Roman. The second reason is Italy had ambitions to conquer other countries like Ethiopia and Albania and also seize territories from France in retaliation for
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Mussolini’s intentions behind the Abyssinian crisis Mussolini‚ the leader of the nationalist fascist party Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini came to power in Italy by the year of 1922. He promised the Italian people a great Italy and glory‚ by creating a new Empire. Mussolini invested an enormous amount of money in the Italian army but after a while‚ in the mid 30’s‚ the army was set‚ and victories were what was missing. Abyssinia (known as Ethiopia) was an african independent country ruled
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between 1922 and 1940. Between the years of 1922 and 1940 Benito Mussolini managed to gain control of state‚ and become one of the most popular leaders of Italian history. In order to accomplish his goals Mussolini adopted various methods‚ in particular his domestic policies‚ social‚ economical and political. His social policies were used to gain the support of the masses and therefore strengthen his rule. In this aspect Mussolini accomplished astonishing success being able to rally the support
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Evaluate the successes and failures of Mussolini’s domestic policies By 1925‚ Mussolini had achieved a totalitarian regime‚ but now he needed to spread fascism into every area of life for the Italians‚ “everything within the State‚ nothing outside the State‚ nothing against the State”. As a Dictator with clear aims‚ Mussolini tried to replace all past policies with new ones which would help to achieve his fascist ideologies; these included the various economic “Battles” and the establishment of
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