Italy witnessed significant widespread civil unrest and political strife in the aftermath of World War I and the rise of the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini which opposed the rise of the international left‚ especially the far-left along with others who opposed Fascism. Fascists and communists fought on the streets during this period as the two factions competed to gain power in Italy. The already tense political environment in Italy escalated into major civil unrest when Fascists began attacking
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and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Sudetenland‚ a region of Czechoslovakia that was home to many ethnic Germans. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had threatened to take the Sudetenland by force. The Czechoslovakian government resisted‚ but its allies Britain and France were determined to avoid war at all costs‚ they were willing to try and negotiate with Hitler. On September 29‚ Hitler met the Prime Minister of Britain Neville of Britain‚ Prime Minister Edouard of France and Prime Minister Benito
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How successful were Cavour’s first five years of government? Count Camillo Benso di Cavour became Prime Minister of Piedmont in 1852‚ following his appointment as Minister of Trade‚ two years previously. He set out clear aims for his time as Prime Minister of Piedmont and achieved many successful changes in light of the modernisation of the state. He also sustained his own power but fell short of his goals regarding foreign policy. Historians may write that he did not achieve enough in many aspects
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November 1918 and a few months later‚ the “Big Four” (Prime Minister David Lloyd George‚ President Woodrow Wilson‚ Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau‚ and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando) met at the Paris Peace Conference to discuss what would happen to Germany considering the citizens plight. Britain was very eager to punish Germany‚ but Prime Minister David was worried that if they treated Germany harshly then it would result in chaos. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France was a bit too keen on
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humiliation and the diminishing of the liberal government’s authority. This was signified by the marked political instability from 1919 to 1922‚ where 5 weak governments were elected in quick succession. The “mutilated victory” of Versailles‚ where Italy was given meagre quantities of land‚ was a cataclysmic blow to the popularity of liberalism and allowed for more radical parties such as the Fascists to enter the political spectrum. Threats to the government’s power came from both the far right and
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Italy‚ relevantly newly unified still had a strong sense of division between the North and South regions‚ causing tension and issues within the government and its citizens. Another issues causing trouble within Italy was that its big wartime debt that it accumulated during the war. This wartime debt led to an economic depression; the North faced an industrial depression‚ where as the South face an agricultural depression. In addition to all these issues taking place Italy’s parliamentary government
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methods of using aggressive nationalism and aggression. He formed his own party‚ Fascisti‚ in 1918 and was elected as prime minister of Italy in 1922. The rapid rate in which Mussolini became Prime Minister is credited to his ability to speak publicly and stir up emotions amoung crowds. He had the ability to quickly attract supporters by chanting phrases and speeches about directing Italy to a positive route. Although‚ The March of Rome was not a violent act‚ Mussolini demonstrates callousness and violence
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Cavour was a very important‚ if not key player in the reunification of Italy in the 1800s. His role in Italian unification is widely debated‚ as are is aims and underlying motives. Many hold contrasting views as to whether he was an Italian nationalist or merely a Piedmontese expansionist‚ and the subject is still a controversial one to this day. The existence of many wide-ranging sources which often challenge each other on the subject does not make the task of determining what drove Cavour any easier
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believes neither in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace” (Modern History Sourcebook: Benito Mussolini: What is Fascism‚ 1932). Italy‚ the recently unified country of the 1920s‚ was in a very difficult period of time after the peak of the First World War. Only one leader managed to emerge from this period establishing himself as "Il Duce" and making Italy a personal empire. This man was Benito Mussolini. Benito was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is recognized
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Michael Vrbanac Mrs. Ackerman Honors History 9 28 February 2017 Hideki Tojo was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during World War Two. Tojo gave the final approval on many Japanese attacks on the allies in the Pacific Theater. He was later captured by the United States after the war and hanged for war crimes. Hideki Tojo was born on December 30‚ 1884 in Tokyo‚ Japan. His father was also a military officer in the Japanese army. At the age of fifteen‚ he was
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