HIS - History HIS 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Angry Young Men, Sough, Benito Mussolini
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Fascist in spain after 1936 war, movements everywhere. (insert fancy term he used that i didn"t catch, palingenetic?) Nationalism: sough rebirth of national spirit/culture/society in form of a revised state. Relied on all encompassing virtual framework fo public life, including sense of rituals, symbols. Address the rise of the two major fascist movements and the interwar environment from which they came. Fascism comes from fasci- means bundle of sticks/union in political context. 1914-fasci di azoine rivoluzionaria, this group comes abut and wants italy to be involved in. Wwi for nationalist reason- enter war, reclaim lost territory, social/economic reform. Returns to italy in 1912, and takes up journalism. Want to combine right wing nationalism with strong leadership and socialism. Not a racist, but his boiiiiss are sometimes. Italy didn"t have many minority groups to blame. Mussolini joins military, supports italian involvement in great war, is injured in training. Editory of popolo d"italia, criticizes guv"ment, celebrates dictatorship.