https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh Andrej Mistrik, Saphia Mumpini, Christy Elliot, Robyn Morrell, en-us 2020-09-18 15:52:03 UTC 2025-10-19 04:45:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 9958039 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759328932 2020-09-18 16:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759328932 9958039 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759330219 Italians were divided prior to the war as the debate over whether to enter or not arose.  The liberal government made little to no progression for the nation and failed to appeal to the citizens as it "mishandled the war and lost the peace ", making the country look weak. The people yearned for a stronger political state and ideas of facism and a way of reformation for Italy arose.]]> 2020-09-18 16:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759330219 9962186 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759337856 The Middle class was not in favor of communism as it would result in big business owners "falling off of the ladder to the proletariat (the lower, working class)"
'-> Communism would            abolish big business,  
    everbody would be 
    getting the same 
    amount of money
'-> Fascism would bring 
    more money gains and 
    a healthier economy 
    through letting 
businesses flourish]]> 2020-09-18 16:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759337856 9958039 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759344817 Italy's economy plummeted after the First World War as they suffered a massive national debt of 148 billion lire along with a lack of jobs for soldiers coming back from war and limited opportunity for the people.]]> 2020-09-18 16:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759344817 9958039 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759358422 One of the largest groups of supporters were the petty bourgeoisie. The petty bourgeoisie were mostly shopkeepers, artisans, small business owners]]> 2020-09-18 16:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759358422 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759363783 Although Mussolini had no background in economic policies the party's ideals set forth concepts that would stabilize the wavering Italian economy:
- To make Italy self-sufficient
- To build economy for military might
- To consolidate political power.
(Why would this plan appeal to stakeholders?)]]> 2020-09-18 16:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759363783 9962186 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759371008 Within this time period, "some of these farmers had recently improved their position and extended their landholdings. They believed that rural Socialism threatened these gains" (Development of Fascism to 1922).]]> 2020-09-18 16:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759371008 9962186 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759389999 During the First World War, Italy was promised post-war reparations and land by the Allies for assisting them in winning the war. However, Italy did not receive full reparations and were not able to stabilize their economy after the war.]]> 2020-09-18 16:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759389999 https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759406689 2020-09-18 16:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9962186/tmd8iv8pgrh51xkh/wish/759406689