This course covers the demise of democracy and subsequent rise of dictatorship in Italy, from the 1896 defeat at the battle of Adowa to the execution of Mussolini in 1945. The period sees the invention and assent of a new political doctrine. One focused on centralised autocracy, economic autarky, military mite, imperialistic zeal and personal dictatorship. For Italy, this was an era shaped by one remarkable man - Benito Mussolini.
Exam Board Website:
For past papers, examiner's reports, etc...
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/hss/history_a/
Top-Tip: Look at past 'examiner's reports' for key hints on what the exam board are looking for from students.
Reading List:
R. Bosworth - Mussolini’s Italy: Life under the Dictatorship 1915-1945
Nicholas Farrel - Mussolini: A New Life
Stephen J. Lee - 'The European Dictatorships: 1918-1945' - we have copies of these in the History department ask a teacher if you can borrow one.
Denis Mack Smith - Modern Italy: A Political History
Denis Mack Smith - Mussolini
Benito Mussolini - My Rise and Fall
Revision Links:
BBC History biography of Mussolini
Active history - comprehensive introduction to Mussolini, plus a series of quizzes, tests and videos
General student room notes on Mussolini's Italy
History learning site - overview on Mussolini
A series of links to primary sources
Links to Mr Rawlings' PREZIs on Mussolini:
http://prezi.com/user/yvipnuy259n3/
The course is centered around 6 key inquiry questions.
KEQ1: How successfully did Liberal governments deal with opposition up to 1915?
KEQ2: What was the cost of the Great War for Italy?
Revision Games:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_italy_postwwi.html
KEQ3: Rise to power
The many problems and failures of liberal Italy led the establishment to turn to Mussolini - article by J. Pollard explaining Mussolini's rise to power. Do you agree?
KEQ4: How effectively did Mussolini consolidate his power?
Interesting article on Mussolini's dealings with the Pope - http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=417815§ioncode=26
KEQ5: How successful were Mussolini's Domestic Policies?
PREZI presentations by Year 12:
KEQ6: How successful was Mussolini's foreign policy?
National archives on Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia - was he a hero or a villain?
History Faculty Lectures on Mussolini's Foreign Policy - a superb overview by Professor John Gooch (University of Leeds):
Mussolini, the armed forces and war pt1
Mussolini, the armed forces and war pt2
Mussolini's foreign policy in the 1920s and 30s pt1
Mussolini's foreign policy in the 1920s and 30s pt2
Mussolini's foreign policy in the 1920s and 30s pt3
Mussolini's foreign policy in the 1920s and 30s pt4
Revision Games:
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