National Fascist Party

The Fascists’ social and economic policies up to 1939 significantly aided their control over Italy yet may not be cited as the sole cause. The Fascist party’s social and economic policies along with other factors attributed to the overall control of Italy. Through such policies it was a certainty that the Fascist party would hold complete power over the population of Italy in each aspect of an individual’s life whether it was their leisure time through the Dopolavoro or at work under the corporate

The Importance of the Economic Factors in the Rise to Power of the Fascist Party in Italy Fascism came on the heels of a war that economically and physically crippled Italy. In an attempt to regain control, Italian general and dictator, Benito Mussolini created a political party that rivalled the Socialist party. Fascism was an extremely harsh dictatorship type of power that left many people a victim of its cruelty. This essay will explore whether the rise of fascism was

Fascism: Economic Success or Social Failure Benito Mussolini’s development of the National Fascist Party in 1919 (H, 2010) provided great hope for a suffering nation of Italian people. Although Fascism grew quickly with an optimism of ending great economic and social turmoil, Mussolini’s Fascist ideologies eventually lead to an isolated nation. By further exploring the history of Benito Mussolini and his radical Fascist ideologies, it is easy to comprehend the attraction of such a concept, especially

solve Italy’s economic issues as well and pushed for a strong, national leader that could unite the people. Mussolini’s ideas appealed to Italian citizens because Mussolini wanted to solve, or at least claimed to, all the problems they were facing at the time. Mussolini began “delivering emotional speeches” in attempt to increase supporters, and in 1919, Mussolini established the first fascist regime in Italy (Martz, 2010). The Fascist Party gained a lot of attention and support because they blamed the

1. The Partition of India is the separation of India that occurred in 1947. This all began as anticolonial elites in the Indian National Congress Party began to negotiate about a peaceful transfer of power from the British. WWII caused a crisis in relations between the British, the Muslim League, and Indian National Conference (Hindu-dominated). Ghandi was the leading figure of the INC. He advocated for a unified Hindu and Muslim Indian, but other officials however disagreed about what kind of independent

example is Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini was an inhumane and heartless ruler of Italy who abused his power by using terror and intimidation to get what he wanted. He was a dictator who had a homicidal ego, which therefore led him to become the fascist man he was who had killed and massacred close to a million people. As a child, Benito Mussolini had an affinity for violence. This may have been a result of the fact that his father was an atheist. He had attended a Catholic school, which he had

42). True to its totalitarian character, this plan brought the state even further into the peoples’ private lives. The Fascist government went as far as passing into law a bachelor tax. All eligible men aged twenty-six to sixty-five paid exorbitant taxes if they chose to stay single (De Grazia, p.69). The party outlawed birth control, held national childbearing contests, created monetary incentives for having at least seven children, and campaigned for a revision of beauty standards

way? One example is Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini was an inhumane and heartless ruler of Italy. He abused his power as leader, using terror and intimidation to get what he wanted. He was a dictator with a great ego, which allowed him to be a fascist who massacred nearly a million people. As a child, Benito Mussolini had an affinity for violence and maliciousness. He attended a Catholic school, but at the age of 10, he was expelled for stabbing a classmate in the arm. Mussolini’s violence continued:

influence other European dictators until 1943. This essay will explore the positive outcomes of fascism and how fascism severely impacted Italian society through fascist violence, propaganda. The utilization of fascist violence had a detrimentally negative impact on Italian society. In Milan 1922, Benito Mussolini formed the Fascist Party with dissatisfied WWI soldiers and middle-class

Born July 18 1883 in Dovia di Predappio Benito Mussolini was head of the Italian government from 1922 to 1943. He was the founder of fascism, and as a dictator he held absolute power and severely mistreated his citizens and his country. He led Italy into three straight wars, the last of which led to his overthrow by his own people and later on executed. It is my goal to thoroughly research the background of Benito Mussolini in hopes to properly diagnose and effectively treat him of his psychological