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Mussolini's Foreign Policy - Coggle Diagram
Mussolini's Foreign Policy
Mussolini's Rise to Power
Italian involvement in WW1 helped Mussolini and his fascist party rise to power in 1922
Factors of the policy included: Fascist ideology, national views, earlier humiliations, international situation, versailles settlement, and economic resources.
Lack of National Identity: Italy lacked the sense of Italian identity
Catholic Church: breakdown of relations between church and state, started during the unification.
Working class Protest: Middle+Upper Class controlled the political system
National Opposition: the Italian Nationalist Association was founded in 1910
Impact of WW1 on Italy
Italy joined the Triple Alliance
in 1914: joined the alliance with Germany, Austria-Hungary
the conflict of the PSI (Italian Socialist Party) against the intervention was viewed as an "imperialist war"
Mussolini git expelled from then PSI as well as from is editorship of its newspaper because her argued against intervention.
Italians suffered a huge loss
at the end of the war italy acheived a victory at the battle of vittorio veneto against the austrians
war made italy more politically divided
work force was mobilized to fight a "total war"
Fascism
different in each country
promoted nationalism, strong leader, one party government, empire building & war
it stood against communism, class struggle, internationalism, multi party liberal democracy & pacifism
the growth of it in europe was impacted by ww1
Mussolini set his Fascism units
Social Darwinism, social unity, militarism, authoritarianism, nationalism.
Why Support for Fascism Grow in Italy after WW1
italy entered political crisis, liberal governments lost control
italy received the province of Tyrol + the port in Albania
widespread disgust in Italy because of the results of versailles settlement
casualty rate of death increased in Italy
fascist party benefited from post war situation
1921: 35 seats went fascist
How did Mussolini Consolidate his Power
first, fascist had to share power with other political parties
Mussolini was prime minister of coalition Cabinet
1923: nationalists joined Fascist party
1924: fascists increased their representation in parliament
Mussolini set dictatorship
Factors that Influenced Mussolini's Foreign Policy
1925: Mussolini developed a programme of action that included aims
increase national pride, consolidate domestic support, revise post-war settlement, dominate Balkans + Mediterranean, build an empire, foster spread of fascism internationally
domestic considerations were included too
Successfulness of Mussolini's Policy
Ambitions in the Balkans
gained influence in the Eastern Mediterranean + in Africa aim of Italian nationalists
Mussolini invaded greek island but was told to step back
Mussolini learned he could only invade small states
relations with western european powers
economic situation of Italy