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1. In the Prologue, who was Gabriele D'Annunzio, and what was he know for?

Gabriele D'Annunzio was a poet, a writer, and a war hero. He had wanted to capture territories that he believe belonged to Italy. In 1911, he supported Italy's invasion of Libya. In 1919, accompanied by 2,000 Italian mutineers, he occupied the Adriatic town of Fiume. He was installed as "il Duce" (1).

2. In the Prologue, what was the attitude and thought about the world after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there was a hopeful period. As the Soviet Union collapsed, the triumph of capitalism and democracy seemed assured. The formula for those trying to overcome poverty and political oppression was free markets and human rights. At that time, more hope than anxiety was heard in common speech.

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