HIST_410_WEEK_3_CASE_STUDY.docx Week 3 Assignment: Case Study – Mobilizing the Masses Chamberlain College of Nursing HIST 410: Contemporary History Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy for two decad
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HIST_410_WEEK_3_CASE_STUDY.docx Week 3 Assignment: Case Study – Mobilizing the Masses Chamberlain College of Nursing HIST 410: Contemporary History Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy for two decades, from 1925 until his death in 1945. Under his dictatorship, nationalism and militarism became rampant. Even children between the ages of eight and eighteen were forced to be enrolled in fascist youth groups that involved marching drills and premilitary exercises to instill discipline and training for war(Duiker, 2015, p. 122). He used propaganda, extreme violence, and scapegoating to spread his fascist ideologies and gain more political power. Mussolini strived for to make Italy a great nation that garnered fear and respect throughout the world. In order to do so, he planned to build an aggressive military that was strong enough to compete on an imperialistic scale and expand the influence of Italian fascism. Invading Ethiopia War, the ultimate expression of any fascist dictatorship, served as a tool for Mussolini to distract his citizens from his poor leadership, hoping to unite them under the guise ofnationalism and unite the people behind their leader.He also wanted to gain access to Ethiopias natural resources to improve Italys struggling economy. Mussolini wanted to showcase the strength of the Italian army that he had built by invading Abyssinia in 1935, now modern-day Ethiopia.At the time, Ethiopia was one of the few independent countries in Africa that was not colonized by Eu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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