Essays on Mussolini

However, Benito Mussolini emerged in the 20th century in a bid for proper livelihood for the Italians. He had foreseen an opportunity to change the lives of the Italians originally a socialist, Mussolini who founded the Fascist Party was ready to solve the problems that the Italians were facing. He dealt with the cases of unemployment that existed in the country at the time. Also, Italy had been reduced to a political anarchy and people were not in support for the communist form of governance in Italy (Brower and Sanders, 2014). Mussolini changed the form of governance in Italy ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

Brinkley (1992) argues that the Second World War was the largest conflict in human history as it ranged across six continents and cost the lives of fifty million civilians and soldiers (p.774). This essay will identify the reasons why America joined the Second World War. There will be a major analysis of the major American campaigns during the Second World War which includes: the North African campaign, the results of these campaigns, and the overall success for the Allies as a result of these campaigns. The American position in each campaign will be emphasised. Chambers (1999) suggests that even ...

CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR?

How did Hitler’s Germany Contribute to the Coming of the Second World War? On January 30, 1933, second German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler, the leader of the largest political party National Socialists, Chancellor of Germany. That date marked the beginnings of Nazi Germany and the Third Reich and the destruction of the democratic German Republic. Hitler always said that the Third Reich would exist for a thousand years, but it lasted only for twelve years and four months. However, despite its short existence, Hitler’s rule left a significant mark both in German history and ...

Abstract

This paper describes in detail the explanation about mass murders, the definition of mass murders and the reasons why mass murders are committed. The paper also discusses why people are prone to mass murders and what major causes that trigger mass killing. It describes in detail the relationship between ethnic, religious, social and political reasons that relate with mass murders and why people are forced into killing others. There are also references in the paper taken from mass murders of the past, exemplifying the major mass murderers penned down in history, and it also mentions the recent trends in ...

Abstract

In the first half of the XX century many countries were led by the authoritarian leaders with the extreme ideologies. The ideologies such as Nazism, fascism and communism contributed to the creation of the very powerful states with strong economies, but no respect of the minorities, some classes of people or countries. As the result, all of the countries with the extreme ideologies participated in the World War II and only the USSR was able to become a victor. The main purpose of this paper is to show why extreme ideologies became popular in some countries. By means of ...

Film Studies

Italian Neo-realism The period between the years 1949 and 1952 was marked with Italian Neo-realism, right after the advent of the Second World War, which also marked a pivotal phase in the history of filmmaking in Italy particularly. This period also witnessed a notable transformation within the Italian film industry, while also instigating deliberations on realism and its portrayal in movies during the next decade or so. The ability to record real-life events happening across the world is a something that is as old as filmmaking itself. Yet, filming ‘reality’ and neo-realism together in a film evolved as a ...

[The Course]

Adolf Hitler was the head of the Nazi Party in Germany and the Chancellor of Germany during the period from 1933 to 1945. In 1934 Hitler became a Führer of Germany, which meant that he in fact became the dictator of Germany. Hitler was initiator and central figure of the World War II and Holocaust (genocide of Jews). Information about Adolf Hitler is worth saving, because it has a lot of lessons to learn. In particular, the period of Nazi rule in Germany showed, how important it is to be a responsible citizen. Hitler demonstrated the ...

Community Resources in Corrections

While organized crime can refer to any hierarchically structured and excusive association of people governed by specific rules, who carry on criminal activities for financial gain and who show a willingness to use violent or other illegal act in order to perpetuate their existence; in the United States, organized crime is most commonly linked to the Italian-American mafia (Abadinsky, 2010). To be sure, although there are a number of organized criminal networks operation in or against the U.S. that include a range of ethnicities and national origins, such as the Russian mafia, the Mexican drug cartels, and Chinese triads; ...

The given article from The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism by Benito Mussolini highlights the political and social changes in Italy post World War I. Like other participant countries Italy had to face the repercussions of war despite of being a member of the winning allies. Economic upheavals like unemployment, depression and rising prices shook the entire economy. Benito Mussolini was an Italian; he was proud of winning the war. Benito was earlier a big supporter of Socialism and envied the rich. He favoured the armed struggle and was against some of the socialists who wanted peace. Amid a debt ridden ...

Civilized nations throughout the world have struggled to come to terms on the ideal system to govern the people of their country. The difficulty has primarily been based on whether the structure should be designed in order to serve the individual or the whole. Naturally one would assume that a balanced combination of the two is what makes the most sense, but unfortunately that has never resulted in a fair and just system that can honor the individual citizens in the most equitable manner. Perhaps it is much too difficult to find an ideal solution due to human nature, which tends ...

Essay for Exam Chapter 23

The period between the end of World War I and the advent of World War II, also referred to as the Interwar years saw the transient emergence of divergent attempts at restoring stability and direction by varied political parties and individuals alike. In the face of controversial post-war treaties, severe economic and political turmoil, collapsing law and order, devastating war damages and acute agricultural production decline, people across nations began to lose faith in democracy and support more radical forms of government that promised remedying these dismal state of affairs. The prevalent anarchy resulted in varied flavors of ...

Benito Mussolini formed Italian fascist party in the year 1919 when Italy was stuck in a variety of turbulences after emerging victorious in the First World War. Italy witnessed an era of weak governments, economic instability and also faced crucial threat from leftists. Mussolini was an ultra nationalistic who influenced a majority of Italian population that he can effectively deal with every situation including growing leftism. Mussolini led a huge march to the Rome in 1922 and King Emanuel III had no option but to invite him to form a government. After taking over the government, Mussolini annihilated all his opponents and ...