Italian Fascism

Mussolini 's speech was written to introduce his desires as the Premier of Italy and also to portray himself as a strong, charismatic leader that would lift Italy from troubled times. It is interesting that he is not focussed that much on the policies that he will launch, but instead outlining rather broad principles. He also reflects on the actions he has not undertaken since his nomination of the Premier in October 1922. This essay will argue that this speech shows Mussolini in a weak position…

all left in a weakened economic state by the post-World War I recession, and because of this, extreme poverty was felt throughout the nations. 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…

Through the analysis of Liberal Italy and Fascism, one can see how the 1960 Olympics both continued the autonomous path forged under Mussolini, and simultaneously, challenged the traditional female gender roles, established in this patriarchal society. More specifically, the Olympics enabled Italian women to have a newfound visibility that was not predicated on commodifying one’s body or labor, and ? From 1862-1922, Italy was in the Liberal period, which was loosely based on the “notions of…

Communism protects human rights while fascism acknowledges them selectively. Although Marx believed that private property was at the center of the majority of problems that humans in society were facing, he and Locke had many similarities on idea of property than Locke and Mussolini would ever…

height of the Caporetto disaster, he was appointed Prime Minister. However, more favorably, his wartime leadership ended in triumph with the Italian victory at Vittorio Veneto in 1917. In 1917 he was an Italian Prime Minister, and in 1919 he resigned from office because he felt his political position was undermined by his apparent failure to secure Italian interests. Orlando’s unexpected negative treatment at Versailles led to the end of his political…

Fascism in the White House Throughout the past election the word "fascist" has been thrown around both in association of the President of the United States, Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. This word has a very strong meaning and should not be used to describe a president . According to The American Heritage Dictionary the definition of fascism is, "oppressive or dictatorial control"(Mifflin). President Trump has been accused of many negative things that were simply not true,…

Prior to 1938 Fascism had already asserted their power over the citizens of Italy. Just 13 years after Benito Mussolini, Duce of the Fascist regime, announced his intent to rule without Parliament; the Fascist regime had announced their Manifesto on Race which was published in Il Giornale d’Italia on July 14, 1938. Until this point, anti-Semitism was not a staple of the Fascist ideals and very little of a racial inferiority was mentioned towards the Jewish and other foreign nationals located in…

action” whereas control is “directing something’s actions or functions; to cause something to act or function in a certain way.” In terms of political ideologies, Fascism and Laissez Faire Capitalism are prime examples of control and freedom. Fascism, an ideology made popular by Benito Mussolini in his essay The Doctrine of Fascism, restricted and subordinated the individual freedoms of countrymen to the betterment of the nation by coercion. On the contrary, Laissez Faire Capitalism granted…

growing poor. In many respects the Fascist party was a product of this climate, winning the support of affluent ruling classes through promises of anti-Bolshevism and restoring “mutilated” territory. First and foremostly, however, Mussolini assured Italians that they would regain economic stability and build an empire which rivalled that of the Romans. Once in insurrectional power by 1922, Mussolini attempted to achieve this with domestic policies including the Battle for Grain, Lira and Births,…

was based on the ideology of fascism, with one political party and the paraphernalia linked to the personality cult. (Lee) Mussolini was guaranteed support through indoctrination and coercion. During the 1930s Mussolini was facing an economic depression and he needed his state to appear as strong therefore he started n active foreign policy and began engaging in many wars. Between 1936 and 1940 the regime began to continue control by enforcing more policies of fascism this led to the increase in…