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    Tina Modotti Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti was born in Udine, Italy, on August 17, 1896, the second of six children. Giuseppe, her father, supported his large family by working as a mason. The children all did odd jobs to help their mother when they could. Tina was raised in a family with socialist ideas, she would attend demonstrations and meetings, when she and her other siblings lived with their father in Austria, when he could no longer find work in near by Friuli. The family returned to

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    Similarly, one can clarify the specific impacts this change or these changes had on their nation’s or another nation’s people and the impacts on the leader. Prior to Mussolini’s bad choice and actions, he also had a bad childhood which affected his behavior as an adult and made him become a nefarious dictator. For example, Mussolini was very violent as a child, and when he got older he became even more violent and had access to weapons. This nonstop violence made him become sadistic, and he probably

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    Hitler wasn’t the only major contributor to WW2. Benito Mussolini was his puppet of destruction during the war. He had a rough early life, then grew up and did a lot of harm to italy and WW2. Though he had an iffy relationship with Hitler still. Benito had a lot of expectations forced on him, which might led to his derailing from socialism into WW2. Born in Forli, Italy 1883 the little monster was born. His father was a blacksmith, in his free time of being a politician. While his mother was a

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    Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold was born on January 11, 1887 in Burlington, Iowa to German immigrant Carl Leopold and Clara Starker. His full name is Rand Aldo Leopold and was named after two of his father’s business partners and later came to be known only by his middle name - Aldo. He had 3 brothers & sisters: Mary Luize, Carl Starker and Frederic. He was raised spending much of his time outdoors where he learned to appreciate nature. As a young boy he loved to hunt, hike and fish with his father

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    that brought Benito Mussolini to power will look at fascism and how Mussolini came to gain political power. This review will present both aspects of how historians have reacted to various hypotheses about fascism and Mussolini gaining power, positive reviews that support different theories and others who oppose certain ideas. The main finding was that Mussolini’s rise to power owes more to the failures of others than to his own strengths. In 1922, the King of Italy invited Benito Mussolini into

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    Fascism Dbq

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    Tiffany Davidson Hacker Per 2 3/21/18 Fascism DBQ Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are two of the most well-known leaders of the totalitarian movement which began in the 20th century. The early 1900’s was a very brutal time in history, as it commenced the beginning of the first world war. As young men, they both served as soldiers in World War One. Their involvement in the war both left them with violent views of socialism and communism. In the summer of 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed

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    The aim of a dictator is to gain complete control over every aspect of a nation or empire, so it is to be expected that this control would extend to their natural and architectural surroundings. Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler were two such domineering men, with definitive ideas of how their land should appear and function. This essay will explore how two dictators, living thousands of years apart (100-44 BC and 1889-1945, respectively) controlled the design and building of their landscapes. Specific

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    Totalitarianism and Fascism Seminar Reflection Questions Answer the following questions to the best of your abilities: Rate your performance during the seminar. How did you do? Why do you say this? In terms of how much the average person discussed their ideas and thought, I believe I did very well. I noticed that during the session there were two people who talked the most: the to being Amanda and Max. In terms of words used by a person i believe i had the the third most, right under them. I

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    Bread And Wine Socialism

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    Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy stands the test of time as one of the great totalitarian governments of the 20th century. Ignazio Silone’s novel “Bread and Wine” set in 1930s fascist Italy pits the revolutionary socialist Pietro Spina against the Italian regime as he tries to extract support from the peasants disguised as a priest. Over the course of Pietro Spina’s travels, Bread and Wine suggests that fascist Italy and Pietro Spina’s socialism failed to gain a strong foothold over the peasants

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    University Fascism Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Invasion of Poland Fascism Fascism is a type of government system where a man is the sole ruler. They are against democracy and rule through aggression, force and authority. Fascist leaders portray themselves as powerful and believe in violence as political expression. This led to genocide being viewed as rational. Fascist leaders such as Mussolini and Hitler came into power and ruled violently. (Acrobatiq, 2017) Benito Mussolini He was the

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