He was executed by Italian partisans.
He was executed by Italian partisans.
Farinacci seems being good alternate Duce in TL where Italy allies with Axis. Perhaps Mussolini is succesfully assassinated in 1920's and Farinacci becomes new duce. Then history would go quiet similarly as in OTL.
EDIT: Anyway, what did happen to Farinacci ITTL?
Farinacci seems being good alternate Duce in TL where Italy allies with Axis. Perhaps Mussolini is succesfully assassinated in 1920's and Farinacci becomes new duce. Then history would go quiet similarly as in OTL.
EDIT: Anyway, what did happen to Farinacci ITTL?
It would be a miracle if he lived to 1944 one way or another. Wouldn't be surprised if the OVRA made a house call.
Mussolini didn't usually practised show trials and executing people who fell from his favor but Farinacci was such man with whom Mussolini might find some reason to execute him. Or then Farinacci faces unfortunate accident or is sent to Ethiopia and Mussolini and Balbo just cross their fingers that some Ethiopian kills him.
Assuming that he didn't change his tune shortly after this TL's point of departure and turn his hatred on the Slovenes and the Ethiopians instead.It would be a miracle if he lived to 1944 one way or another. Wouldn't be surprised if the OVRA made a house call.
I wonder what historiography in the future democratic Italy will make of Mussolini.
Will he be seen as a person who snuffed democracy out? Or will he be seen as a person who set the stage for true democracy by creating a more united Italy?
Considering that 60 % of population has at least pretty good view about Mussolini so probably historians will see him as authotarian dictator who managed to make some good things too and put Italy as equal nation with other mid-sized great powers like France.
If Italy's relatively comfortable lifestyle takes a hit in the immediate post-Fascist period, there will be quite some post-imperial resentment, with Mussolini's approval going through the roof (in part, as a way to give the finger to these Americans and ungrateful Jews). Expect lots of old farts fondly remembering what great time they had in il Duce's time doing their service in Egypt.About my take. I suspect you'll see a lot of people go something like, "Yeah he was bad, but he was a product of his time and did a lot of good, too." A lot of the native Italian sentiment would glaze over the bad points and emphasize the good, while the worldwide opinion would be more evenly mixed. There'd be a lot of Great Man nostalgia around him for sure.
If Italy's relatively comfortable lifestyle takes a hit in the immediate post-Fascist period, there will be quite some post-imperial resentment, with Mussolini's approval going through the roof (in part, as a way to give the finger to these Americans and ungrateful Jews). Expect lots of old farts fondly remembering what great time they had in il Duce's time doing their service in Egypt.
If Italy's relatively comfortable lifestyle takes a hit in the immediate post-Fascist period, there will be quite some post-imperial resentment, with Mussolini's approval going through the roof (in part, as a way to give the finger to these Americans and ungrateful Jews). Expect lots of old farts fondly remembering what great time they had in il Duce's time doing their service in Egypt.
Considering that 60 % of population has at least pretty good view about Mussolini so probably historians will see him as authotarian dictator who managed to make some good things too and put Italy as equal nation with other mid-sized great powers like France.
About my take. I suspect you'll see a lot of people go something like, "Yeah he was bad, but he was a product of his time and did a lot of good, too." A lot of the native Italian sentiment would glaze over the bad points and emphasize the good, while the worldwide opinion would be more evenly mixed. There'd be a lot of Great Man nostalgia around him for sure.
Given how Russians in OTL view Stalin, compared to whom TTLs Il Duce is a Saint, it'd hard to blame them frankly.About my take. I suspect you'll see a lot of people go something like, "Yeah he was bad, but he was a product of his time and did a lot of good, too." A lot of the native Italian sentiment would glaze over the bad points and emphasize the good, while the worldwide opinion would be more evenly mixed. There'd be a lot of Great Man nostalgia around him for sure.
I take it that the combat over the Chile-Argentina border outside of the far south was largely in the form of artilery duels over the Andes and the like?The Beagle War would be technically fought along the vast breadth of the Chilean-Argentine border
I take it that the combat over the Chile-Argentina border outside of the far south was largely in the form of artilery duels over the Andes and the like?