Benito Mussolini’s Video Analysis
Benito Mussolini was Europe's first fascist movement and started his political work as a
socialist. He was expelled from the Socialist Party for supporting the entry of Italy into the
...
Benito Mussolini’s Video Analysis
Benito Mussolini was Europe's first fascist movement and started his political work as a
socialist. He was expelled from the Socialist Party for supporting the entry of Italy into the First
World War. According to Duiker, “by 1926, for his fascist dictatorship, Mussolini had defined the
institutional framework. Press laws allowed the government to suspend any publication that
encouraged disrespect for the Catholic Church, the monarchy or the state.” (2015, pg.122). I'm
going to analyze Benito Mussolini's video on three foreign policy aspects, violent and/or nonviolent
social, economic and political change movements, and government authority / loss of
personal liberties.
Foreign Policy
Italian foreign policy seemed rather confused in the early days of Mussolini's rule, he
came to power in 1922. Mussolini knew what he wanted to make Italy famous, admired and
feared. Nevertheless, he was not sure how to do this, apart from agitating for a reform of the
1919 peace settlement in favor of Italy. Under Benito Mussolini's rule, Italy's foreign policy had
to be aggressive to show the world how strong Italy is. Mussolini, as Italy's tyrant, wanted to
restore the grandeur of the Roman Empire (Trueman, 2015). Mussolini saw foreign policy as so
important that he acted as his own defense minister. His foreign policy has been expansionist and
used to address domestic issues as well.
Violent and/or Non-Violent Movement for Social, Economic, and Political Change
Violence was to force the importance aspect of fascist. A special feature of Italian fascism
was the attempt by nationalism and the corporate state to eliminate the class struggle from
history. (https://ineedchops.com). Mussolini wanted to solve the social and economic problem
that was in Italy and it had led him to popularity and contribute to his consolidation of power.
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