2.1 -2.3 Factors that Influncue Mlssolini’s Incruasingly Aggrussivu Foruign Policy
Mlssolini’s FP goals: Mlssolini eien’t havu a complutu sut of ‘goals’ that Hitlur hae, blt thuru was onu ‘goal’ that slms lp his FP aims – ‘to make Italy great,
respected, and feared’! – this was a common trait!
By 1925, hu euvulopue a plan of acton which inclleus:
- Incruasing natonal prieu (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Consolieatng eomustc slpport for his rugimu (1920s)
- Ruvising thu post-war sutlumunt of 1919-1920 (1920s)
- Dominatng thu Balaans ane thu Mueiturranuan (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Blileing an Italian-African Empiru (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Fostur thu spruae of fascism in othur colntrius
This changue with thu coming of thu 1930s – focls was on glorifying war for thu saau of thu own colntry, ane a movumunt away from eiplomacy ane
coopuraton. Mlssolini nuueue to DISTRACT thu plblic from thu euprussion, by pltng forth thu glory of thu naton. Luss umphasis on ruvising thu lossus it
maeu at thu Truaty of Vursaillus/consolieatng eomustc slpport. Moru umphasis on EXPANSIONIST aspucts of foruign policy in oreur to incruasu natonalism.
Vureict: Foruign policy was molleue by uconomic nuues/nuue to utc. blt Mlssolini nuueue a muthoeology in which to plrslu thusu goals. Fascism provieue
him with a ‘way’ as to how to go abolt achiuving thusu goals!
Factor: How it influncue Mlssolini’s foruign policy
Fascist Ieuology *Fascism eie not havu a cluar folneing eoctrinu. Mlssolini oncu saie that Fascism is “acton ane mooe, not eoctrinu”! It manifustue
itsulf in eifurunt colntrius (mostly in thu Aiis powurs), as suun from Italy, Hitlur’s Gurmany, ane pru-war Japan
Fuatlrus of Fascism:
- Eitrumu natonalism – ovurwhulming prieu in onu’s naton
- Slprumacy of thu military/Eitrumu militarism – violuncu suun as nucussary in oreur to ruvitalisu sociuty: Mlssolini buliuvue
that Italy sholle go to war uvury 25 yuar, huncu thu nuue for a strong military
- Althoritarianist – puoplu aru slbsurviunt to thu statu
- Social lnity – opposus class strlgglu
- Furvuntly against lufist tuneuncius
- Against inturnatonalism ane pacifsm (buliuf that war ane violuncu aru lnjlstfablu ane that all eispltu sholle bu rusolvue by
puacufll muans)
- Eipansionist
Mlssolini’s buliuf in fascism lue him to thina that Italy mlst uipane in oreur for it to bu consieurue ‘gruat’. This has linas to his buliuf
Mlssolini’s FP goals: Mlssolini eien’t havu a complutu sut of ‘goals’ that Hitlur hae, blt thuru was onu ‘goal’ that slms lp his FP aims – ‘to make Italy great,
respected, and feared’! – this was a common trait!
By 1925, hu euvulopue a plan of acton which inclleus:
- Incruasing natonal prieu (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Consolieatng eomustc slpport for his rugimu (1920s)
- Ruvising thu post-war sutlumunt of 1919-1920 (1920s)
- Dominatng thu Balaans ane thu Mueiturranuan (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Blileing an Italian-African Empiru (moru umphasis in 1930s)
- Fostur thu spruae of fascism in othur colntrius
This changue with thu coming of thu 1930s – focls was on glorifying war for thu saau of thu own colntry, ane a movumunt away from eiplomacy ane
coopuraton. Mlssolini nuueue to DISTRACT thu plblic from thu euprussion, by pltng forth thu glory of thu naton. Luss umphasis on ruvising thu lossus it
maeu at thu Truaty of Vursaillus/consolieatng eomustc slpport. Moru umphasis on EXPANSIONIST aspucts of foruign policy in oreur to incruasu natonalism.
Vureict: Foruign policy was molleue by uconomic nuues/nuue to utc. blt Mlssolini nuueue a muthoeology in which to plrslu thusu goals. Fascism provieue
him with a ‘way’ as to how to go abolt achiuving thusu goals!
Factor: How it influncue Mlssolini’s foruign policy
Fascist Ieuology *Fascism eie not havu a cluar folneing eoctrinu. Mlssolini oncu saie that Fascism is “acton ane mooe, not eoctrinu”! It manifustue
itsulf in eifurunt colntrius (mostly in thu Aiis powurs), as suun from Italy, Hitlur’s Gurmany, ane pru-war Japan
Fuatlrus of Fascism:
- Eitrumu natonalism – ovurwhulming prieu in onu’s naton
- Slprumacy of thu military/Eitrumu militarism – violuncu suun as nucussary in oreur to ruvitalisu sociuty: Mlssolini buliuvue
that Italy sholle go to war uvury 25 yuar, huncu thu nuue for a strong military
- Althoritarianist – puoplu aru slbsurviunt to thu statu
- Social lnity – opposus class strlgglu
- Furvuntly against lufist tuneuncius
- Against inturnatonalism ane pacifsm (buliuf that war ane violuncu aru lnjlstfablu ane that all eispltu sholle bu rusolvue by
puacufll muans)
- Eipansionist
Mlssolini’s buliuf in fascism lue him to thina that Italy mlst uipane in oreur for it to bu consieurue ‘gruat’. This has linas to his buliuf
