History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett

Updated as of 2 October 05

Today in History:

On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history.

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"In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys."

A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004)

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Age of Total War

Handout Four

OUTLINE:

IV. The Coming of the Fascists

QUESTIONS:

Why did fascism develop following World War I? What impact did the war and the ensuing economic chaos contribute to the birth of the movement?
Fascism did not emerge from the abyss. What historical and cultural factors in the Europe contributed to the rise of the movement?
Benito Mussolini was a fascinating study. How could a man like him, a fellow that was once a Socialist and then became a Fascist, run a nation like Italy? How did he gain power? Was he the savior of his country?
Once in power, how did Mussolini and the Fascists rule Italy? What organizational pattern did they bring to Rome?

TERMS:

Action-Francaise Charles Maurras Third Republic

Dreyfus Case Il Popolo d’Italia Benito Mussolini

Fasci di Combattimento March on Rome Giacomo Matteoti