The Italian Neo-realism movement came to fruition after the fall of Mussolini's Fascist government, near the end of World War II. ... With filmmakers in Rome denied both funding and facilities, they were forced to make use whatever resources they could. ... The beginnings of Italian Neorealism can be found with the director, Roberto Rossellini and his film, "Rome, Open City." ... Rossellini's "Rome, Open City" is about the collaboration of the Catholics and Communists fighting Nazi occupation of Rome shortly before the American army liberated the city. ... Though "Rome, Open City,"" ...

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The Italian Neo-realism movement came to fruition after the fall of Mussolini's Fascist government, near the end of World War II. ... With filmmakers in Rome denied both funding and facilities, they were forced to make use whatever resources they could. ... The beginnings of Italian Neorealism can be found with the director, Roberto Rossellini and his film, "Rome, Open City." ... Rossellini's "Rome, Open City" is about the collaboration of the Catholics and Communists fighting Nazi occupation of Rome shortly before the American army liberated the city. ... Though "Rome, Open City,"" ...

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In the period following the fall of Rome until year 1400 there were three predominant areas of military power; Western Europe, Middle East, and the Asians. Their warfare differed because of values, motives, and styles. Western Europe valued chivalry. They believed in a code of honor or rules of ...

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Neorealism was a movement developed in Italy after the fall of Mussolini and the Second World War. ... Born in Rome, Rossellini worked on several Italian films that supported the military between 1938 and 1942. He then began work on his first masterpiece, Roma Citta` Aperta, Rome Open City, in 1945. This movie showed the relationship between Catholics and Communists while the Nazi's occupied Rome. ...

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Instead, fascism seems to be a condition that states let themselves fall into, and then upon which they fervently cling. ... Mussolini capitalized on the uninspired leadership, weak government and economic chaos that fell on Italy during this time to glorify authoritarian and military virtues, and he successfully took power on his October 28th, 1922 "March on Rome" (RoSo, 2002). ...

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But in North America the Teutonic element, which has kept its racial stock pure and did not mix it with any other racial stock, has come to dominate the American Continent and will remain master of it as long as that element does not fall a victim to the habit of adulterating its blood. ... Also, after the Spanish Civil War, Germany and Italy closed an alliance treaty in 1938 called the Rome-Berlin Axis. ...

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Eisenhower appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces o Begins to plan and direct preparation for the invasion of Western Europe June 4, 1944 Allies enter Rome o First Axis capital to be captured June 6, 1944 D-DAY: Allies invade Normandy, France (invasion of Western Europe) o The opening of the "second front" o OPERATION OVERLORD o "The Longest Day" Rommel's remark that "The invasion will be decisive. ... Slovik executed for desertion o Only one out of 49 convicted of desertion to be executed February 3, 1945 US troops enter Manilla o With th...

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It was by the fall of 1937 that Mussolini had visited Germany, and in spite of several nagging doubts, had nearly made of his mind to address the issue of formalizing the pact between Germany and Italy. ... He marched into Austria in March of 1938, warning Rome at the last possible moment. ...

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The reparations completely destroyed the German economy and caused the whole country to fall into a severe depression. ... They shared a common belief in violence, hatred for communism, and disgust at the weakness of the parliamentary government.11 Right before the PNF was meant to have a protest in Rome, King Victor Emmanuel III asked Benito Mussolini to become prime minister of Italy. ...

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Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau- am -Inn, Austria. The town is located near the Austrian- Germany border. His father Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. His mother Klara, had previously given birth to two other children, Ida and Gustav. However they both died in infancy. ...

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It is true that during his reign Japan has seen a territorial expansion in Asia not unlike that of Genghis Khan's Mongolia or Julius Caesar's Rome but the question remains whether Hirohito played an active role in that expansion. ...

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