Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6
- Lesson
- Link (video): Benito Mussolini. (53:48)
- Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
Watch the entire video on Benito Mussolini (noted in the Required Resources). Identify and describe 3 aspects of the video you found most interesting that align with each of the following:
- Foreign policy.
- Violent and/or non-violent movements for social, economic, and political change
- Governmental authority/loss of personal liberties
Conduct additional research to provide an analysis of those 3 aspects. What information did you find that the video left out? How did the video enhance your understanding of those aspects?
ANSWER
Born in 1883, into a life of poverty, to a nonchalant father who was a part time socialist journalist, who devoted most of his time to politics, and most of his money paying his mistress. As a child, Benito Mussolini was influenced by his father who gradually filled him up with passion for politics and noncompliance to authority. He defied many school authorities and also was a bully at school, got expelled at age 11 for stabbing his classmate (Bernard, 2008). Growing up he was restless, disobedient, aggressive, disruptive and also intelligent. Who could have predicted that his terrorizing behavior could combine with his intelligence ….. To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.