Benito Cereno

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were dictators in Europe after World War I until the end of World War II. Hitler and Mussolini have similar aspects and ideals, yet they both have their own key differences. Each dictator affected their respective countries through their leadership and heavy influence. Hitler’s and Mussolini’s rise to power can be compared and analyzed by showing their influences of power that affected their economical, political, social changes on society. Hitler and…

part of the 20th century. The chronology is as follows: fascism was introduced to the Italians by Benito Mussolini in the period between 1919 and 1945 while Nazism appeared in 1933 and faced a rapid decay with the end of the WW2 in 1945. Ideologically, Nazism and fascism diverged to a big extent and were promoted under different slogans. The founder of the fascist ideology—the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini—attempted at imposing an idea that only a state is a functional unit, not a separate…

of the struggle among the various classes. Furthermore, they advocated the idea that values and ideas played a more significant role than material properties. Even though the ideology of fascism might appear reasonable, the political movement managed to attain its power with only the use of violence and terror of masses and not of individuals. Precisely, Mussolini has also used terrorist assassins as a mean of spreading terror. According to believers of the fascist movement, mass violence…

Benito Mussolini formed the Fascist Party in March of 1919, and during 1921 the Fascist Party joined Italy’s coalition government. In order to gain a strong political influence, the Fascist Party depended on the mobilization of its supporters. The Fascists were politically contentious in that they sought political overthrow of the current governmental structure. Contentious politics often require mobilization because if the group does not have overwhelming support, it would be difficult to alter…

middle of depressions. None of the countries were getting anywhere and they were all looking for a way out. Dictators began to speak out promising that they would make their countries as prosperous as they were during their prime. Dictators such as Benito Mussolini (Italy), Joseph Stalin (Russia) and Adolf Hitler (Germany) were all dictators during this time. They promised that they would make their countries great and to get them out of the depression. Dictators were able to come to power…

Benito Mussolini became the “Italian prime minister from 1922 to 1943, and was one of the first 20th century fascist dictators” (Ecyclopaedia Britannica). Mussolini, also known as the Duce which translates to “The Leader” in Italian, sought to expand Italy’s territory as well as make Italy a hegemony among the other world powers. Bernhard makes a powerful statement that “it was [Mussolini’s] regime, not Nazism, that set the standard for right-wing dictatorships in Europe and beyond” (620).…

Totalitarianism Government in Italy Totalitarianism government works only towards the leader of the government, and how that leader believes the country should be ran. This takes away any rights and freedoms of the single individual people within it. Leaders of totalitarianism take pride in the country and fear any type of rebellion or disagreement. Therefore, the rights are taken away and punishment is harshly given to anyone that steps out of line. The very serious and powerful leaders do…

and worked his way through the ranks, but the event that led him to stand out as a military hero was his victory in the Battle of Puebla, and he furthered chased his ambitions into politics. In his first election, Diaz was defeated by his own mentor Benito Juarez, but unhappy with the results, Diaz drafted a plan that would forbid the reelection of…

All over the world, there have been rapid changes in politics and government that have not gone unnoticed. In this article, I will try to keep the American politics to a minimum, but I will address some of the bigger events and details. Here in America, things are very different than they were, say, 30 years ago. Recently, there has been a large wave of nativism in America and laws have been passed to limit immigration. This has led to a shortage of low-skilled laborers around the country.…

Charlie Chaplin, a well-known comic actor with his featured mustache, wrote, scored, directed and produced his first sound movie, The Great Dictator, in 1940. The Great Dictator marked the transition of Chaplin’s career from silent movies to a period of the sound movies. In his early work, for instance, The Tramp, he used to be a mime actor as he was so talented that his action and facial expression could perfectly present the whole story. Chaplin believed that the expression of an actor made…