https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx by Matt Plyukhin, Katelyn Neal, Elijah Stephenson, Shea Aulson en-us 2020-09-17 18:18:31 UTC 2020-09-21 12:19:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f43f.png 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756589602 2020-09-17 18:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756589602 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756591110 2020-09-17 18:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756591110 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756591670 2020-09-17 18:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756591670 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756592575 2020-09-17 18:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756592575 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756593109 2020-09-17 18:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/756593109 9959002 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761403159 Mussolini was able to gain control in Italy by telling citizens that the only way to fix the mess that their country had become was fascism. He was able to maintain control by ruling through fear; he scared people into voting for fascism and murdered those who opposed. 
(Mussolini's rise to power) ]]> 2020-09-19 23:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761403159 9959002 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761424831 2020-09-20 00:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761424831 9959002 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761426434 Aside from violence, Mussolini also utilized new policies to gain control of Italian citizens. He created the Fascist Ten Commandments to inform and enforce new rules and ways of being. One example of one of these commandments is "Mussolini is always right", which is very vague and not factual, but shows the lengths Mussolini was willing to go to to make sure that his control was unchallenged. 
(Mussolini's rise to power) ]]> 2020-09-20 00:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761426434 9959002 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761431547 Mussolini was insistent that those who supported fascism were more powerful and likely to succeed in society than anyone who supported "weaker" systems, such as communism and socialism. He stated that by reverting to these weak systems, Italy would fall apart and that fascism is the only way to build a strong and successful country. He convinced people that fascists would advance economic, social and technological advances while anyone else would derail it.
(Mussolini's rise to power) ]]> 2020-09-20 00:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761431547 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761433735 Mussolini promised to restore the Italian economy from it's damaged state and make Italy more self reliant, making Italians more connected through labor while avoiding socialism]]> 2020-09-20 01:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761433735 9959002 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761436998 Mussolini convinced Italian citizens that by creating a powerful country was attainable through fascism. Their country was such a disaster after war, that many reverted to Mussolini's ways as a last resort. ]]> 2020-09-20 01:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761436998 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761437651 Plan to expand economy meant that Mussolini wanted to show a "dynamic government", providing more power to government officials in order to "provide more jobs" ]]> 2020-09-20 01:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761437651 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761440616 Mussolini wanted Italy to be "self sufficient", so he lessened imports to "establish autarky" and center production in Italy ]]> 2020-09-20 01:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/761440616 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762090826 Mussolini's main skill was the ability to exploit fear out of citizens, make them support Fascism because of an "or else" mentality. Main supporters were "respectable bourgeois" and ex-soldiers, making it easier for Mussolini to push for militarism in the name of nationalism.]]> 2020-09-20 15:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762090826 9959389 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762096333 Socialist organizations such as Socialist Land Leagues seemed to "bully" farmers and laborers, creating an early distaste in many Italians for Mussolini to take advantage of. ]]> 2020-09-20 15:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762096333 9959094 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762158329 "We declare war on Socialism not because it is socialist but because it has opposed nationalism." - Mussolini]]> 2020-09-20 16:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762158329 9959094 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762162402 Mussolini used nationalism as a weapon and even "paramilitary formations" to attack and "strike down" his enemies.]]> 2020-09-20 17:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762162402 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762173664 Mussolini was able to gain control over all aspects of society, including the curriculum in school for children.  Children were required to read modified "pro-Fascism" textbooks so they would only learn about Fascism in a positive light and be less likely to oppose the government in the future. At any given time, Mussolini knew the exact chapter and page children were reading in the textbooks. ]]> 2020-09-20 17:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762173664 9959094 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762195664 Mussolini used violence as a way to force people into agreeing and or fearing him. Stating "...it is evident that we, in order to make our ideas understand, must beat refractory skulls with resounding blows..." and "We are violent because it is necessary to be so..."]]> 2020-09-20 17:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762195664 9959094 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762200650 Mussolini made Socialism out as the enemy and was very willing to use violence against those in support of it. This tactic not only eliminated support for Socialism and gained support for Fascism but also connected Italians (especially ones that were already Fascist supporters) by creating a common enemy.]]> 2020-09-20 17:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762200650 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762208941 Mussolini is willing to use violence on the government if necessary in order to be able to reconstruct it. "Italy wants peace, tranquility, and calm in the work place.  We will bring this tranquility, these peaceful work conditions with love, if possible, or with force, if necessary". People are willing to accept this because they believe the outcome will benefit the country. ]]> 2020-09-20 17:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762208941 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762606781 Mussolini made citizens believe Fascism would allow citizens to band together and reshape the government as a prize for winning the war. Specifically, he believed the fascists and futurists should have power since they were the most supportive of entering war.  Mussolini said the "right to political succession belongs to us, because we are the ones who pushed the country into war and let it to its victory".  ]]> 2020-09-21 00:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762606781 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762666809 Did Mussolini genuinely want to give power to the people? Or take it for himself under the pretense of trying to share?]]> 2020-09-21 01:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762666809 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762669188 How citizen's desperation to change way people stereotyped Italy outweigh their moral standards and what they were willing to allow themselves and children to go through?  ]]> 2020-09-21 01:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762669188 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762676950 How did the post-war state of Italy influence Italians into giving in to his rule? ]]> 2020-09-21 01:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762676950 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762678886 How did Mussolini portray socialist and communist supporters as  "anti-nationalist"s compared to fascist supporters?   ]]> 2020-09-21 01:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762678886 9959540 https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762689880 Was Mussolini specific in his goals and plans for government? Or just that is would be the opposite of the current government? ]]> 2020-09-21 01:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/9959389/ilci5xwl5dsjbfkx/wish/762689880