Italian Social Republic

The result of the battle was a disastrous defeat for Italy and had to be extracted by the Germans. After the defeat, Mussolini tried to support Hitler’s 1941 campaign in Russia. That also ended in a defeat due to the ill equipped Italian troops. Italy then tried to push south and take North Africa, but that also ended with the German saving them. After this attack, Hitler would take precautions in case Italy might fall. In WWII Italy did poorly when up against the allied forces. Mussolini would try to take many parts of Africa but would be pushed every time until they got help from Hitler. Mussolini like Hitler also used concentrations camps and poison gas during the war. Eventually Italy would lose their small hold on Africa and pushed back by the ally forces. The ally forces knew that they could exploit Italy’s poor military and attacked Italy. In 1943 Mussolini finally was overthrown in Italy and was arrested. Mussolini was sent to a prison where he would of stayed…

In 1972 “The Godfather” premiered in movie theaters across the United States and world. We saw Don Corleone control government officials, movie stars, and others like puppets. The Italian Mafia was running New York which begged the questions, have they always controlled the government? What other decisions have they affected and what about the original mafia in Italy? This paper asks, did the mafia (from its ties to politicians, money, and systems in place) affect the way that Italy’s republic…

Introduction The 19th century movement towards Italian unification which concluded in the establishment of The Kingdom of Italy on March 4th 1861 is called ‘’the Risorgimento’’. ‘’The Risorgimento was an ideological and literary movement that helped to arouse the national consciousness of the Italian people, and it led to a series of political events that freed the Italian states from foreign domination and united them politically.’’ (Risorgimento | Italian history | Britannica.com. 2015) The…

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 Empire. He formed gangs, called the blackshirts, they dealt with…

were more noticeable. They were Italian and Northern Renaissance. Both of these revivals had a profound impact on Europe. But they also had some typical differences between them and each one was unique in its own way. The word renaissance means "rebirth" and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Middle Ages. These changes, while significant, were concentrated in the elite,…

that uncover his move from communist fomenter to originator and pioneer of Italian autocracy. His belief system was firmly checked by a hyperbolic call to activity and an insubordinate tone of disobedience and additionally patriot talk with respect to his confidence in the likelihood of a resurrection of the beliefs of established Rome. Mussolini was conceived in the town of Predappio in Italy's Romagna district. His dad, a metalworker with revolutionary leanings, named him after three eminent…

How far do you agree that the role played by Cavour primarily accounts for the unification of most of Italian Piedmont in 1861? In 1861, Italy was declared a united nation-state by Sardinian King Victor Emmanuel II. Though there had been quite some help of others. Such as Giuseppe Garibaldi with his extraordinary guerrilla warfare which he used on Austrian armies who had not been taught how to counter these attacks. Also, Giuseppe Mazzini who had a great influence on the youth and was also the…

Architects from the 14th century to the mid 18th century incorporate elements from ancient Greco- Roman architecture into their designs for social, cultural and political reasons. The movement to revive “ancient Greco-Roman culture” is known as the “Renaissance.” The epicentre of this movement was in fourteenth and fifteenth-century Florence. It began with the leading merchant republics studying and teaching ancient Greek and Latin sources of history, science, art, architecture and…

There are many forms of government practiced in Renaissance Italy. With this in mind, the main functions of the government were to create and enforce laws and institutions (republics); as well as make laws by decree (signori). (Najemy, pg 195) Also, the government’s were responsible for public order, control of violence, justice, military/war, tax/finance, and diplomacy. (Najemy, pg 195) Thinking about this, enforcing laws and institutions, as well as making laws by decree are both very…

To be a strong leader in the past, a person had to have a support group behind him. Without such a group, the rise to power was a very difficult task to complete. Popularity could make or break anyone that campaigned for or who already held positions of power. While there were other factors that contributed to the growth of power, including wealth, military force, and family history, a person’s authority prominently depended on the supporters. If a person in power was not favored,…