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Talk:World History Homework Eleven Answers - Student Two (view source)
Revision as of 21:42, April 26, 2009
, 21:42, April 26, 2009reply to JosephMac and Clement re: WWI and Italy
Andy, may I offer some advice as an experienced teacher? Clement rightly pointed out that you were incorrect to state that Italy changed sides then to suggest that Mussolini influenced the decision to declare war on Austria-Hungary in 1915. I think a better response from you to Clement in both cases would have been, "Whoops! Sorry, I made a mistake". This would have added to your credibility as an educator, whereas not recognising that you (like everyone else) sometimes make mistakes detracts from it. There's no disgrace in misunderstanding Italy's foreign policy before WW1, which was complex and duplicitous. [[User:JosephMac|JosephMac]] 13:22, 26 April 2009 (EDT)
Andy, may I offer some advice as an experienced teacher? Clement rightly pointed out that you were incorrect to state that Italy changed sides then to suggest that Mussolini influenced the decision to declare war on Austria-Hungary in 1915. I think a better response from you to Clement in both cases would have been, "Whoops! Sorry, I made a mistake". This would have added to your credibility as an educator, whereas not recognising that you (like everyone else) sometimes make mistakes detracts from it. There's no disgrace in misunderstanding Italy's foreign policy before WW1, which was complex and duplicitous. [[User:JosephMac|JosephMac]] 13:22, 26 April 2009 (EDT)
: JosephMac and Clement, I encourage you to read up more about Mussolini and World War I. Here's a sample to bring you up to speed: "Because of his beliefs, Mussolini was supportive of World War I and tried to push Italians to support and join the fight. ... he founded a newspaper for war propaganda to urge Italians to want to get involved in the war."[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1450352/hitler_and_mussolini_during_world_war.html] Socialists generally opposed World War I as a though it were a "capitalistic war," and Mussolini's change in position as a leading socialist towards favoring Italy's entry on the side of the capitalistic Britain and France was pivotal.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:42, 26 April 2009 (EDT)