Italy 1 The Differences between Northern and Southern Italy Nicole L. Ault Cultural Anthropology Jonathan Sharpe 04-26-2010 Italy 2 There are major differences in culture between northern and southern Italy. These are demonstrated in myriad ways including food‚ intelligence‚ fitness/health‚ architecture. This paper will attempt to demonstrate the differences in culture in Italy. When you think of Italy what do you think of? I think of the warm weather‚ white sandy beaches‚ different
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political and military ally in Europe was Italy. The Italians had been governed by a fascist regime under Benito Mussolini since 1925. Italian fascism was very much the elder brother of Nazism‚ a fact Hitler himself acknowledged. Yet for all their ideological similarities‚ the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini was bumpy and complex. The alignment of their two countries was consequently not as firm as many anticipated. By the late 1930s Germany and Italy had become military allies – however their
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Name Professor Course Date Totalitarianism and Mussolini’s Totalitarian Italy Totalitarianism and dictatorship are two concepts that confuse people because they are often used under the same contexts. However‚ such a case is not true. There is a wide difference between dictatorship and pure totalitarianism. Totalitarianism encompasses all the social concepts of life. It was first introduced by the Weimar Jurists of German in the 1920s. Carl Schmitt and some other German Fascists later adopted the
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why did it begin in Italy? The Renaissance is the era of rebirth. It took play around 1300 to 1600 and in Europe‚ this era is known as a rebirth of art and learning. The Renaissance first began in Italy because in Europe‚ both England and France were at war with each other (The Hundred Years’ War) which prevented them into the age of the Renaissance. Italy‚ on the other hand‚ wasn’t at war and allowed the Renaissance to start. Three advantages that started the Renaissance in Italy included thriving
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Why did the fascists come to power in Italy in 1922? Fascism came to power in Italy in 1922 due to a number of different factors. The roots of fascism can be found in the failure of a whole political class and system to resist authoritarianism and it was a start of a big mistake made by the Italian government‚ even though allot of people thought Mussolini forced his way into power‚ in actual fact he was invited into parliament by an incompetent and underestimating liberal party (Giolitti) who
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There are several results after the First World War‚ including the resentment about the Paris Peace Conference‚ and the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. But it is believed that the rise of Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany was not primarily a result of the First World War. The Paris Peace Conference was the real main result of the First World War. After First World War‚ the Treaty of Versailles took away Germany’s colonies and forced the country to pay $33 billion to Britain and France in the
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Guipure Mazzini‚ one of the most important and well know nationalists in Europe‚ was a crucial person in the unification of Italy. He was born in Genoa and when he was 26 he created “Young Italy” which was a group of people under 40 that believed Italy should become unified through revolutions. He was quoted as saying “no nation deserves freedom or can long retain it which does not win it for itself. Revolutions must be made by the people and for the people.” He truly believed that the people of
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I am Dominican and Italian. Growing up‚ people have jumped to conclusions about my background. Because of my skin color‚ I may appear as solely European or white; however‚ the truth is that there is more to me than others perceive. In my Junior year there were many applications that I had to fill out for tests. Of course‚ one of the questions was regarding my background or ethnicity. There was never a mixed option. Applications usually have a section for race or ethnicity‚ but that’s a hard decision
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unification among Italy. The Congress of Vienna and the end of Napoleonic rule lead to a nationalism increase for Italy. This increase brought unity because the people starting feeling as though they had a say in what was happening instead of having one person make all the decisions. This group and the end of this rule demonstrates how there can be a unity increase coming from any sort of source. Finally‚ in March 1861‚ a parliament of all of Italy except Rome and Venetia‚ agreed on unifying Italy with Victor
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How totalitarian were Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany? Giovanni Amendola first coined the word ‘totalitarian’ when describing the Italian Fascist government under Benito Mussolini in 1923 as different to conventional dictatorships. It is after this that the word was popularised to have both negative and positive connotations. However‚ German theorist Carl Friedrich and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski collaborated to formulate a modern day politically scientific definition known as the
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