What was mussolinis plan for italy?
Mussolini, who came to power in Italy in 1923 and ended his days suspended upside down from a lampost in Milan, 1945, wanted to restore Italy’s empire in Abyssinia, Tripolitania (Libya), and the return of Italian territiory in Slovenia, Greece and in particular he wanted the trains to run on time. The fascist Republic of Italy commenced with conscription into the Italian Army, highly regulated working hours privatisation of industry with work detail and quotas.
Progess was achieved until Mussolini’s fateful meeting with Hitler in 1940 and Italian soldiers occupied southeast France. A disastrous invasion of Greece humiliated the Italian army who were no match for the determined Greeks. The invasion of Yugoslavia with Italian troops used mostly as occupation troops was equally humiliating. Abyssinian tribesmen halted the Italian invasion and the British occupied Abyssinia (Ethiopia) to expel the Italians. Italian troops did not fare well in Tripolitania with Der Afrika Korps taking over the offensive and threatening Cairo in 1942.
Mussolini’s Legacy? 50 Italian governments in the 70 years since 1945. And, today the trains run on time!
