... all experienced actors. Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. In addition to these characteristic, Italian Neo-realism's narrative elements were also signature to its movement. It avoided neatly plotted stories in favor of loose, episodic structures that evolve organically but however still had a clear ... slick solution or profound message but simply sought to show the harsh realities of post war Italy and the indifference of society towards suffering. Although they were a great a...

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... all experienced actors. Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. In addition to these characteristic, Italian Neo-realism's narrative elements were also signature to its movement. It avoided neatly plotted stories in favor of loose, episodic structures that evolve organically but however still had a clear ... slick solution or profound message but simply sought to show the harsh realities of post war Italy and the indifference of society towards suffering. Although they were a great a...

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... and mother have been cooking it all day. Though the role of the wife in a marriage is still similar, in some ways, to this image, everything else has changed. Today, Italian families are much smaller and the women are out working for themselves. Much has happened over the past few decades to make this change in tradition come about; the ... , women are hesitant to have children, because they know it will hurt their careers. Another reason for the declining birthrate is the introduction of contraception and the legality of abortion. Italian women terminate one pregnancy for every three li...

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... , to gain a valuable experience that revolutionized their war tactics which were used in many of the cities and towns that they captured throughout Italy. Canada was determined to win the Italian Campaign. They were very organized this time because they had learned from Dieppe, so they had a plan called "Operation Husky". The plan was to invade Sicily and then move onto ... . They were to replace some of the British troops being returned to England. Canadians were critical in the Battle of Liri Valley, one of the most important operations in the Italian Campaign. Every Canadian Regiment p...

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... chaos before the war, with unification debts and the debts of the war plus the human cost led to both social and political problems for the Italian government. The economic, social and political problems led to resistance from the workers and uprising amongst other political parties such as the Fascists and the Socialist ... landowners when they refused to remove peasants who were illegally occupying farmland. As we can see from the figures above this caused concern amongst the Italian people and this is why they flocked to such parties as the socialists as they offered and alternative t...

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... developed in Italy after the fall of Mussolini and the Second World War. Well-known producers Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica and Luchino Visconti contributed great Neorealistic masterpieces to the Italian culture. Its unique characteristics and filming techniques made an everlasting, worldwide impression in film history. Italians first made their mark in cinema history with Filloteo Albertini's patent of ... `, Italy's very own version of Hollywood. The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Experimental Centre of Cinematography, was also established. These institutions are to said to be th...

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... were over 2000 WAC"S serving in North Africa alone. Form their women were sent to Italy serves with the fifth Army and these women moved all over Italy during the Italian campaign. Handling the communications. As a result they earned commendations, bronze stars, and overall they gained the respect of their fellow soldiers as they crawled through mud, lived in tents, dived ... into foxholes and dugouts during the Anzio Air raids. During the battle on Anzio, the Germans bombing killed six army nurses. Four army nurses were awarded silver stars for extradinary courage. Overall, more then 2...

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... as a fascist dictator. Mussolini and his fascist political party believed in ruling Italy using a system of extreme right-wing dictatorial government. The Italian people were annoyed with the current government so it was a good time for Mussolini to promote his political views. Hitler and Mussolini supported each ... ready for a change. When Benito Mussolini formed his fascist party and promoted himself as a strong man who could resolve Italy's problems, the Italian people threw their support behind him. Mussolini promised to rebuild Italy. He organized armed gangs called the Blackshirts...

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... first boarding school. Both Benito and his father, Alessandro had very violent tempers, which he would later display in his methods of ruling the Italian people. Mussolini can be considered very infamous for the fact that the majority of his political decisions were not for the benefit of the Italians ... he was imprisoned for his pacifist propaganda. Appointed editor of the official socialist newspaper Avanti, he established himself as the most forceful of all labor leaders of Italian socialism (Smith). When World War I began in 1914, he did not want Italy to join. Only a class war was ...

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... analysed to gain an idea of Mussolini's achievements. The economy is always vital and is often used to help measure the success of a leader. Between 1924-39 the world and Italian economy changed dramatically and several areas must be looked at to assess the value of Mussolini's policies. The economy was certainly not a priority of Mussolini's who concerned himself mainly ... 60% in exports indicates a degree of success. Italy's modernisation was often focused on the electrification and punctuality of the railways. Mussolini's initial laissez faire policies seemed to allow for a healthy I...

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... or condition. This novel is a beautiful love story of two people who need each other in a period of upheaval.Frederick Henry is an American who serves as a lieutenant in the Italian army to a group of ambulance drivers. Hemingway portrays Frederick as a lost man searching for order and value in his life. Frederick disagrees with the war he is fighting. It is ... his love forher, he finds commitment. Their relationship brings some order and value to his life. Compared to this new form of order in his life, Frederick sees the losing Italian army as total chaos and disorder where he had pr...

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... is the name, given in 1936, to the set of territories owned by Italy between 1882 and 1947. Origin of Italian colonialism can be found in the desire to take part in the great partition of African lands by European powers, and also in the real need to find a way to ... nationalists, who had expected a united Italy to gain glory abroad. Italy recognized the independence of Ethiopia but still retained much influence there because of her colonies in neighboring Eritrea and Italian Somaliland ; this latter had been annexed or purchased piece by piece with a series of pacific treaties with l...

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... . Despite the handicap, Canadians fought bravely. Although Japanese victory was probable, Canadians continued their hard work, but were tragically defeated. Aside from this, Canadians played a large part in destroying the Italian forces, and some of the German forces sent to help defend this land. They had pressured the Germans from the south creating even more trouble because Germany was facing war ... on the east and west already. Canadians landed in Sicily, and after being victorious there, traveled up the spine of the Italian boot. On their way encountering hard weather conditions su...

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... became clear that these conditions clashed with Wilson's policies for self-determination. This clash resulted in tensions and on April 24th 1919 Orlando (the Italian Prime Minister and representative) stormed out of the treaties, only to return two weeks later. The hardships of war left a painful mark on ... Paris Peace Treaties and this bad feeling spread to the politicians soon the treaties were being accused of inflicting a mutilated peace upon the Italian people. Another of the economic factors resulting from the war was the substantial debt Italy found herself in. After spending larg...

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... in case of a war with Austria. When Sardinia went to war with Austria they won with the help of France. This victory led to some northern Italian states being unified. Giuseppe Garibaldi who aimed for and Italian republic handled the next priority. He recruited a small number of soldiers in attempt to win control of Sicily. He was successful in unifying this part ... about a unified Italy were carried on. Bismark negotiated a deal with Italy and Venetia became a part of Italy. For the most part Italy was unified but still had one boundary. The Italian and Roman Catholic Church as well a...

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... whether Mussolini achieved his goals in this battle', but it hurt the economy by making exports overpriced and lowering wages. The Battle for Grain was part of Mussolini's dream of Italian autarky. He wanted self-sufficiency in grain, so that when war came, Italy wouldn't be dependent on other nations for it's grain. Italy did end up being able to provide ... are the fall in wages caused by the devaluation of the lira and the increase in the price of grain which was a result of the Battle for Grain. Although the Italian economy was slightly more prosperous in 1939 than in 1923, Mussolin...

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... love story plays out in a war torn Italy during world war I, where Italy was battling Austria, the novels main characters, lieutenant Fredrick Henry an American ambulance driver serving in the Italian army and Catherine Barkley an English volunteer nurse who served in Italy. The novel portrays Henry as a drunk who traveled from one house of prostitution to the next, he was ... to fall apart. Henry shot an engineer sergeant under his command for dereliction, later in the confusion Henry is arrested by the battle police for the crime of not being Italian. He is disgusted with the army and...

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... I have read are about young American men in Europe. Ernest Hemingway's experience with World War I was in the form of an ambulance driver in the Italian army. Frederick Henry was also an American ambulance driver in the Italian army. Some other similarities that aren't so specific are that Hemingway was wounded at the front lines, went to a hospital in Milan, and fell ... to Paris. There his occupation was a writer. This is similar to his character Jake in The Sun Also Rises in many ways. Jake was an American who was in the Italian army during World War I. Jake was also injured iconic d...

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... Versailles. It was one of Hitler's dreams , their were obstacles standing in his way though. Hitler had to convince the Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini who had a treaty with Austria that guaranteed its independence. He offered Mussolini support in the Italian occupation in Abyssinia only if Italy would ignore its treaty with Austria , Mussolini agreed. Hitler and his Nazi army made their ... ...

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... hardships incurred by them far out weighed the gains made. WHAT WERE THE AIMS OF THE FORCES WHO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF MONTE CASSINO? The German allies invaded the Italian mainland in September 1943 giving Hitler two options to choose from. These were a planned withdrawal to the north or a fighting retreat up the peninsula, he decided on the 4th of ... the other hand the allied forces landed in southern Italy in September without a clear strategic aim other than to advance on Rome. They considered landing at airfields around Rome with Italian involvement. However, they wisely discarded...

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The book Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway is the story of a young American Lieutenant ambulance driver in the Italian army during World War 1. The setting of the story is Goriza, a small town that had been captured by the Italian Army. The town looked across a river and in the plains to the mountains, in which fighting was taking place, not more than a few ... ...

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... . 7. Benito Mussolini - Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He centralized all power in himself as the leader (il duce) of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with Hitler's Germany. The defeat of Italian arms in WORLD WAR II brought an end to his imperial dream and led to his downfall. ...

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... War II. Meanwhile, Benito Mussolini has been elected in as the leader of Italy. Mussolini then invades Ethiopia in May of 1935. There was a small Ethiopian army resistance which the Italian army with its machine guns and bombers crushed easily. The League of Nations condemned Italy's action which was basically a slap on the wrist. In 1936, Mussolini joined with Hitler and ... to stop this somewhere. The line was drawn in Poland and the British took a stand and contributed to the start of the second World War. The British response to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia was to move the Briti...

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... their relocation. Finally, many question why only the Japanese were relocated and not the Germans or the Italians. This was because people were able to separate the distinction between Italian fascism and Italian-Americans and between the government of Nazi Germany and Americans of German descent. Because people were able to distinguish between these people and because theses groups were greatly equipped ... ...

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... this character as a good-looking sharp clean-cut man. " An hour later the door opened nervously and Gatsby in a white flannel suit, silver shirt and gold colored tie hurried in". Colors reoccur often like gold, white, green and silver. All these colors obviously make money stand out as something important in Gatsby's world. Jay Gatsby surrounds himself in light of his success ... ...

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