Benito Cereno

It is September 1940 and Italy just allied with Germany and Japan to sign a tripartite pact which later became best known for the Axis Powers. The people of Italy continue to live their lives until a few hours later when the news comes out that Mussolini had just allied with Germany and Japan. The people start to question what is going to happen to them now that they are going to ally with the Allie powers. Especially the people that are not originally from Italy Mona, Janice and Ruth have been…

have been originated in Europe, Benito Mussolini or otherwise known as II Duce or Iron Perfect, formed a party called the “Fascist Party” in 1919. Benito would govern Italy from 1922 to 1943 with absolute power over the citizens of the country. Before we can discuss Mussolini’s, achievements and what brought him to his death we first must understand where it all began. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Dovia di Predappio, Forli, Italy. Benito grew up in poverty, in a…

Benito Mussolini had a long and disastrous story on his way to become the leader of Italy. He become one of the most known leaders of WWII. He would put himself in history for what he did in Italy. How did Benito Mussolini make his mark in history? To learn the truth, you have to go back to when he was born. Benito Mussolini was born July 29, 1883 in Dovia di Predappio, Italy. His father was Alessandro Mussolini and his mother was Rosa Mussolini. He had one brother whose name was Arnaldo…

The Great Dictator, an American satirical political comedy written and played by Charlie Chaplin during the time the United States was still formally at peace with Germany. Chaplin's film advanced a harsh and controversial condemnation of Adolf Hitler, fascism, anti semitism, and the Nazis. Charlie Chaplin plays a poor Jewish barber, the main protagonist. The Barber was a soldier during World War I and loses his memory for about 20 years then becomes of the Fuhrer of Tomainia due to his…

accomplishments and peaceful overthrowing of the government that Mussolini was the greatest leader from 1920 to 1939. Fascism has been a major type of political movement that has been in our media and news for the last 90 years. This term was coined by Benito Mussolini to describe his particular political movement. He started this movement in 1919, the theory behind it was to be able to evolve in response to popular Italian opinion. A strong point of the Mussolini fascism was to have propaganda…

A major factor that played in to gaining the trust of the citizens was a person’s composure and his speech style. A man who was known for his great public-speaking ability was Benito Mussolini. Mussolini could capture an audience by his passionate, theatrical, and strong speeches. He started as a boy from the country with minimal interest in politics and grew in to a prime minister then later became dictator. Mussolini was an…

After the ultimate end of WWI the world was in utter chaos, due to Germany’s defeat during the war, the Treaty of Versailles was created. The Treaty was created by the Allied powers outside Paris, inside the Palace of Versailles on January 1919. This peace conference was dominated by the big four, this included the following countries and their leaders: France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States. After a prolonged session of meeting after meeting the big four was eventually able to come…

scientific-industrial weakness, combined with inflexible commanders, plagued the Italian forces” (History.com, 2009). The nation was in dire need of a strict new political system to gain some respect among other nations, this set the stage for fascist Benito Mussolini to come into military power under the acceptance of King Victor Emmanuel III. Mussolini always had a larger plan than military control, following in the steps of…

During times of war opinions are often high. Everyone has their own individual opinion as to the stance on each issue, its cause, and how problem should be resolved. The purpose of this paper is to dress several differing inter war movements that develop during that time. They will be discussed, analyze, compared and contrasted to each other to examine how well they prove their desired point. First we will examine Woodrow Wilson The Idealistic View. Woodrow Wilson The Idealistic View - The…

Archie Brown makes the claim that the cult of the leader was of the ‘utmost importance’ in the totalitarian regimes of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Communist Russia during the twentieth century. One cannot deny the increased emphasis on personal leadership as a fundamental characteristic of totalitarian states. This is essentially due to the personality cults of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini that were formed during this era. E.A. Rees maintains that a leader cult is an ‘established system…