Italian Fascism: Economic Success or Social Failure Italian 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
His oratory skills along with his influence on the press such as ‘Ill popolo d’italia’ provided a huge benefit to the fascist party. This is shown in 1921, Mussolini was forced to step down and was to be replaced with D’annunzio however, the 2 factors stated above recognized the huge power and influence Mussolini had therefore felt they needed him in order to maintain the support
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
Alice Paul My name is Alice Paul and I was born January 11, 1885 in Moorestown, New Jersey. I am the oldest of four children, and belong to a Quaker family. The Quaker values that were taught to me as a child will carry into my adult years and my work. The Quakers believed in equality, which became a criterion that guided me through the rest of my life. Along with gender equality, the Quakers believe in the need to work for the betterment of society the importance of staying close to nature, and
Who are the guardians of free speech? Is it our elected members of parliament in Ottawa? Is it our university student activists? The answer may surprise you. The University of Oxford’s Dahrendorf Programme hosted a debate to discuss whether or not the practice of “noplatforming” is a legitimate tool of activism. While those in favour were passionate in their defence of the practice, they failed to establish its legitimacy. The question of who gives the activists a mandate to control the information
Freedom of Speech is a concept that modern society is founded on. However, there has been much debate on how far should we go to protect freedom of speech. Some say that this freedom is essential and should have very few limits. Whereas others contend that there should be further restrictions put on this freedom to create a better, more inclusive society. This leads to the issue of “No Platforming”. Should speakers be allowed a platform no matter what their views are? Or should we carefully vet who
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 (De Grazia, ch. 3,4). Pursuing a goal that would mean more confining gender roles, for women
Alice Paul died on July 9, 1977, almost sixty years after the fight for Women’s Suffrage ended with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. In her ninety-two year life Alice Paul experienced times of financial well-being, accomplishments in schooling, radical activism, and the fulfillment of one of her political aims – Women’s Suffrage. Even though she never saw the passage of her ultimate objective of an Equal Rights Amendment, she could be recognized as a woman who could have independently terminated
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
Extortion is a serious issue in South Korea. It impedes economic growth, weakens the rule of law and undermines the legitimacy of institutions. According to 2016 statics Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, South Korea ranked 52nd place out of 176 countries First topic up for briefing discusses some major scandals committed by official official’s during the 20th century. Next, we’ll talk about Korea’s most recent scandals involving former president Park. Given the high-level