Benito Cereno

It was not until the late 19th Century that Italy became a unified state. Without a navy of considerable size, Italy was unable to participate in what was called the ‘scramble for Africa’, this was when Europe had essentially partitioned Africa. However, Italy did manage to obtain a few small and poor colonies in East Africa. They wanted Tunisia but this was seized by France. Italy argued that, as Tunisia was only a few miles away from Sicily, it had a right to Tunisia due to proximity . Since…

Fascism is considered an action involved with the origins of time and space. Benito Mussolini believed that fascism could only be comprehended when others accumulate a spiritual attitude towards the practice. There was a great emphasis on the value of tradition, customs, and over all ruling of the social life. Fascism is intended only for believers of the idea of the spiritual state. As Gentile wrote for Mussolini, “Those who are not worthy of remaining with us—are to be expelled when…

In Mosse’s article, “Toward a General Theory of Fascism”, he analyzes the nationalism, the foundation of the fascism. Mosse points out how fascism appeared in Europe, and what elements of that uprising have parallels in the modern world. Mosse regards nationalism as “the basic force that made fascism possible...still the principal integrative force among peoples and nations” (Mosse 91). Fascism in early 20th century European countries such as Italy and Germany played on the middle-class’…

The countries’ ineffective leaderships did not provide any help, and the citizens were therefore open to fascism‒‒a radical political ideology that offered drastic change. The development of fascist governments led to the rise of dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco Franco. These rulers controlled school systems and created youth groups, so that they could mold children into what would fit their political aspirations. Students were taught to have blind faith in their…

Fascism is an authorization and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. The Man who started the fascist idea was mussolini, He was the dictator of italy. fascism is basically an extreme dictatorship. After WWI the governments were weakening. There was a raging up-rate of unemployment and this is what led to un-rest in many of the cities, so much so that many people began to support the communist.. Mussolini suggested an idea to rebuild Italy and recreate the Roman…

To what extent did Menelik II influence the Ethiopian victory of the first italo-ethiopian war? ‘ The first Italo-Ethiopian war, where Italy attempted to gain control of Ethiopia, was to a large extent won through the skilled leadership of Emperor Menelik II.The Italians attempted to trick the emperor[1] into making Ethiopia be beholden to Italy but they failed and declared war, which in turn lead to their defeat at the battle of Adwa and Ethiopian independence. The Emperor played a key role in…

This inquiry seeks to establish that upon gaining power, Benito Mussolini introduced a Fascist Program. Mussolini’s rise to power marked the introduction of the first fascist program, the Italian Fascisti. A program which would later influence Adolf Hitler and Nazism, as well as Francisco Franco and his Falange Party. However, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini must be credited with the origins of fascism or fascismo. Though Mussolini defined fascismo as more of a spiritual concept than political,…

Instead, the economic system of Fascist Italy could perhaps be best described as fascist corporatism. A system which exchanged laissez-fair for a new system of economic control that benefits state interest. Although, Welk (1938, 153-154) argues that, the system of Italian corporatism actually lies somewhere in between laissez-faire capitalism and a communist command economy. Therefore, in the continued existence of capitalism it is important to consider the key entity, big business. The Role…

Charlie Chaplin The Speech Charlie Chaplin directed, produced, and starred in the film “The Great Dictator” in 1940. The film was considered by most a propaganda film that showed through comic satire that those that were against us as a country were incapable, untrustworthy cowards. The idea was to create something that would lead the audience to those same conclusions. The speech included in the film became an iconic proclamation of our own issues in the United States at the time. In the film,…

Benito Mussolini was an Italian Prime Minister who reigned from 1922 to 1943. His main objective during his reign was to become a dictator with similar ways and beliefs as other proverbial dictators. Mussolini made certain independent decisions which rendered Italy into a dystopian country; a dystopian society is a society powered by fear in which there is a disparity of rights between the government and citizens of the nation. When one analyzes the dystopia in Italy during this era, the three…