History HL
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Benito Mussolini The Socialist Turned Fascist Leader
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2 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Who was Benito Mussolini?
- Background: Radical socialist pre-WWI.
- 1911: Imprisoned for trying to incite a rebellion against the Italian war in Libya.
- Post-Prison: Became editor of the socialist newspaper, Avanti!
- Switch: Resigned from Avanti! in 1914 due to a pro-war stance; Socialists were against the war.
- Il Popolo d’Italia: Mussolini's new newspaper, pro-war but claimed to be socialist.
- Support: Major companies like Fiat funded this newspaper.
- Expulsion: Mussolini got kicked out of the Socialist Party.
- WWI: Conscripted, but got injured in 1917. Returned to editing Il Popolo.
- Editorial Views: Criticized government; blamed it for Italy's defeat in Battle of Caporetto. Claimed Italy needed a dictator.
- Post-WWI: Founded the Fascist movement in 1919 during Italy's post-war crisis.
Real-world Example: Imagine being a popular YouTuber but then suddenly shifting your entire content focus. That's kinda like Mussolini shifting from socialism to fascism.
Why Were Italians Attracted to Fascism?
(Discussion based on Source A & B)
- Source A: The fasci of Milan
- Composition: Majority of employees, small renters, professional men.
- Audience: Attracted the previously apathetic crowd, which watched politics with indifference.
- Characteristics: Possessed unruly violence and juvenile exuberance.
- Source B: Definition of Fascism
- Fluid Identity: Sometimes revolutionary, sometimes conservative; both Monarchist and republican; both Catholic and anti-clerical; swung between socialism and capitalism.
- Power Move: More about winning power for one man than any set ideology.
Real-world Example: Think of Fascism as a chameleon, changing its color based on the environment (or Mussolini's needs). Just like how brands might change their marketing depending on the trend.
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Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Benito Mussolini The Socialist Turned Fascist Leader
376 words
2 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Who was Benito Mussolini?
- Background: Radical socialist pre-WWI.
- 1911: Imprisoned for trying to incite a rebellion against the Italian war in Libya.
- Post-Prison: Became editor of the socialist newspaper, Avanti!
- Switch: Resigned from Avanti! in 1914 due to a pro-war stance; Socialists were against the war.
- Il Popolo d’Italia: Mussolini's new newspaper, pro-war but claimed to be socialist.
- Support: Major companies like Fiat funded this newspaper.
- Expulsion: Mussolini got kicked out of the Socialist Party.
- WWI: Conscripted, but got injured in 1917. Returned to editing Il Popolo.
- Editorial Views: Criticized government; blamed it for Italy's defeat in Battle of Caporetto. Claimed Italy needed a dictator.
- Post-WWI: Founded the Fascist movement in 1919 during Italy's post-war crisis.
Real-world Example: Imagine being a popular YouTuber but then suddenly shifting your entire content focus. That's kinda like Mussolini shifting from socialism to fascism.
Why Were Italians Attracted to Fascism?
(Discussion based on Source A & B)
- Source A: The fasci of Milan
- Composition: Majority of employees, small renters, professional men.
- Audience: Attracted the previously apathetic crowd, which watched politics with indifference.
- Characteristics: Possessed unruly violence and juvenile exuberance.
- Source B: Definition of Fascism
- Fluid Identity: Sometimes revolutionary, sometimes conservative; both Monarchist and republican; both Catholic and anti-clerical; swung between socialism and capitalism.
- Power Move: More about winning power for one man than any set ideology.
Real-world Example: Think of Fascism as a chameleon, changing its color based on the environment (or Mussolini's needs). Just like how brands might change their marketing depending on the trend.
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