IB History SL & HL Paper 2 Authoritarian States: Italy 1914-1945

This revision guide supports your exam preparation for IBDP History Paper 2, Topic 10: Authoritarian States, using Mussolini's Italy (1914-1945) as a discrete example.

Structured to mirror the syllabus, it uses key questions to explore the issues that are most important to historians and examiners. Coverage includes:* The path from unification to authoritarianism* `Liberal Italy', `trasformismo', and the `mutilated victory' of WWI* Mussolini's shift from Left to Right and the rise of the Fascist movement* Maintenance of power, from violent oppression to media control* The aims and results of foreign, social, and economic policies. Features include:* Sample essay questions, with guidance on potential approaches* `Key Perspectives' boxes to highlight differing historical interpretations of core issues* Definitions of key technical and historical terms* Timelines to help visualise and contextualise important events