Battle Of Italy Essay

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When compared to Britain and France, Italy was a poor nation and Mussolini was keen to change Italy's weak economy into a major European powerhouse. Firstly, he wanted to gain control over the country’s workers by diluting the power of the Trade Unions. He therefore started three ‘battles,’– the Battle for Land, the Battle of the Lira and the Battle for Grain. The first of these battles, the Battle for Land, was intended to make use of land that had previously been unused and make it profitable. Marshland was to be cleared and turned into farming land or given over for other uses, such as for house construction. The country’s overall infrastructure was also slowly improving. The second battle, the Battle of the Lira, was aimed

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