Articles related to "Benito Mussolini"



A Crusade For Peace: George Lansbury's Worldwide Trip for Peace, 1936-37
Article about George Lansbury's frantic effort in 1936 and 1937 to effect peace in the face of fascism.
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Benito Mussolini (July 1883-April 1945)
Mussolini, known as Il Duce was an Italian dictator who created a fascist ideology and influenced a number of political figures during the second World War.
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The Mysterious Murder of Benito Mussolini
The brutal death of Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci is the final part of a mystery that never ends for passionate historians and people from different countries.
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FDR's New Deal Based on Fascism?
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal supposedly lifted the United States out of the Great Depression. However, this program was influenced by Benito Mussolini.
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Italy's Fascist Dictator
Benito Mussolini seized control of the Italian Government in 1922 established his Italian Secret Police and would hold a vice-like stranglehold on Italy for 21 years.
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The Savoy Dynasty of Italy
King Vittorio Emanuele II oversaw the unification of Italy in 1861, and his successors in the Savoy dynasty ruled until they were overthrown nearly a century later.
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1934 World Cup Italy Review
Italy became the first European nation to win the FIFA World Cup and the second straight host nation to do so by beating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time.
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Art and The Café
The café as a meeting place, den of evil, absinthe wonderland or political hotbed in works by Jean Beraud, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Viktor Oliva and Gabriel Deluc.
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Snoring
Snoring is a major cause of marriage breakdown and the source of endless jokes. But what is Soring and what causes it? Can it be cured? Read all about it here.
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The Faithful Italian Carabinieri
The Carabinieri Corps has been at times the most dedicated of all of the Italian armed forces
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The Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War, Part I
First part of a two-part series on the British Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
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The Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War, Part II
Part II of a two-part series on the British Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War. (1936-39)
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Il Duce
Benito Mussolini, the man who made the Italian trains run on time, created his own unique brand of politics: Facism. He was heralded worldwide as a statesman of genius.
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Italy Where to Go - Umbria, Medieval Spoleto
Spoleto was a Roman colony and there are remains of Roman building and a well-preserved Roman theatre, one of Umbria's finest cathedrals and Medieval streets to explore.
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Ordering the Chaos
Review of the Peter Greenaway's film 'Drowning by Numbers'
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Why Does Rush Limbaugh Want Obama to Fail?
January's statement from prominent conservative Rush Limbaugh that he wants President Obama to fail leaves audiences wondering, "Why?"
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70th Anniversary of World War II
Expecting a second Munich Pact, Hitler rejected anti-war recommendations from generals and politicians while underestimating British and French resolve.
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Appeasement and Adolf Hitler in 1938
Thinking that appeasing Adolf Hitler would avoid another general European war, Neville Chamberlain believed that peace was more important than confrontation.
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Bernard Madoff Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Charles Ponzi, an Italian immigrant to the United States with a shady past, bilked thousands of New Englanders out of millions of dollars.
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Hitler And Braun
On 30th April, 1945, with Russian soldiers swarming through Berlin, Adolf Hitler comitted suicide, just a day after marrying his long term mistress Eva Braun.
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John Brinkley and the Birth of Radio Advertising
John R. Brinkley raked in enormous sums by scamming the public, but his quackery eventually caught up with him.
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King Zog I of Albania
The climb to power and meteoric fall of King Zog I of Albania is unique in the annals of 20th Century European royalty.
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Men's Shirts - Symbols of Revolt?
Colors of Revolt worn by youth gang members are not a new idea. Since ancient Rome to the ranks of Mussolini the color of a man's shirt often made political statements.
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Mussolini Paid by British Secret Service
The historian Peter Martland maintains that the Italian dictator received £100 a week to support the alliance with UK. The money should have been spent on mistresses.
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North Korea's Kim a Malignant Narcissist
According to several experts North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has a personality disorder.
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Propaganda, Part 2
More on propaganda, and why is the NY Times decrying the USA PATRIOT Act?
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San Marino in the Second World War
The global war touched even one of the world's tiniest states despite declarations of neutrality in this little known bit of military history.
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The Pirate State of Fiume 1920
Gabriele D'Annunzio was the first of the 20th Century Fascists and last of the pirate kings in modern history
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The Propaganda of Lord Haw Haw
William Joyce was an Irish-American who became a fascist and went to Germany from where he broadcast to England on Hitler's behalf.
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The Temple Mount Site of Solomon's First Temple
The Temple Mount or Al-Haram al-Sharif, perched, high above the narrow streets of East Jerusalem is the holiest and most disputed religious site in the Israeli capital.
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Valentino, Walsh, Young, Ziegfeld
If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.
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1936 The Year of Big Events
Three British Kings, Hitler's Rhineland march, Olympic Champion Jesse Owens, and the Spanish Civil War were featured in 1936 headlines.
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Adolf Hitler's Final Days
As Russian soldiers surrounded the ruined city of Berlin, the man who was once revered by millions of Germans was physically frail and psychologically unstable.
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Aleister Crowley and Occultism
Aleister Crowley's obsession with the occult, satanism, and the pursuit of magical power led him to a life filled with a mix of brilliant study and bizarre ritual.
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Causes of World War II in Europe
The causes of World War II included the failure of the League of Nations to stop German expansion, appeasement of Hitler's annexations, and US isolationist policies.
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Defining Socialism and Fascism
Though similar in their emphasis in totalitarianism, socialism and fascism are two different political concepts with like leanings.
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Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
As prince, king and finally emperor he brought his country out of the middle ages and into the 20th Century.
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Finding the Italian American Connection
The history and culture of Italy has created a very diverse group of Italian Americans, with many who cannot identify with their heritage.
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Munich 1938
In September 1938, an international crisis developed around the future of a little known area of then Czechoslovakia, populated mostly by ethnic Germans, and known as <i>Sudetenland</i>. The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, believed he could defuse this crisis through direct negotiations with Hitler.
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The consequences of Appeasement
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The Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish was approaching obsolescence at the outbreak of World War II and despite that handicap it was still in front-line service on VE Day.
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
Everything was in place for the attempt on Hitler's life but time was running out as the Gestapo closed in.
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A League of Nations, For Nations? Part I
Part I of a two-part series about the pivotal 1935 Labour Party Annual Conference, held at Brighton, England, where the parliamentary leader, George Lansbury, an absolute pacifist was ousted from leadership, and pacifism was thoroughly rejected as party policy.
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Clergy's Opposition to Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses have often been the target of violent mob action and persecution. The case studies are numerous - this article focuses on just three.
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"Far Away Places:" Anschluss, Munich and Labour, 1938, Part III
Labour played an important role in opposition to Munich, a role seldom realized by many today. This 3-part series lays out the Labour Party role in the debate, amid much background information on Munich itself.
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A League of Nations, For Nations? Part II
Part II of a two-part series about the pivotal 1935 Labour Party Annual Conference, held at Brighton, England, where the parliamentary leader, George Lansbury, an absolute pacifist was ousted from leadership, and pacifism was thoroughly rejected as party policy.
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Organizing the Families
The beginning of the alliance that would be formed between the Mafia of the Old World to the Mafia of the New world are discussed.a review is presented dealing with the start of efforts to create a modern organization for a new emerging world of modern business.
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Labour and Hitler's Rise to Power, 1933-34
Hitler's rise to power in Germany and the consolidation of his regime between Jan. 1933 and July-Aug. 1934 was a source of much consternation among left parties and political organizations throughout Europe. This article examines the impact Hitler had on the British Labour Party, and how it led to, regarding the party's foreign policy and outlook, some movement away from pacifism.

Simple Hobbits Have Lots of Friends
Middle-earth is clearly based on the medieval traditions of Sicily. Tolkien's allegory against the perils of allowing organized crime to flourish in an apathetic society is one of the 20th century's truly underappreciated social commentaries.
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Art And History - The Death of Guernica
A searing portrait of the destruction of a small Spanish town is kept alive by a painting by Picasso.
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