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A follower of Gabriele D'Annunzio , he founded the Right-wing newspaper '' Il Regno '', together with Intellectual s Giovanni Papini , Vilfredo Pareto , and Giuseppe Prezzolini . It quickly became a staple for Irredentist and Radical thought that was to blend into Fascism . In 1910 , ''Il Regno'' became the official voice of the Associazione Nazionale Italiana (ANI), a movement led by Corradini himself. It made a name for itself after giving full support to Italian Imperialism and the Italo-Turkish War of 1911 - Corradini wrote two political essays on the matter (''Il volere d'Italia'' - "Italy's Desire", and ''L'ora di Tripoli'' - " Tripoli 's Moment"). He expanded such bellicose theories in the weekly '' L'Idea Nazionale '', founded by him together with Alfredo Rocco and Luigi Federzoni . ''L'Idea Nazionale'' was turned into a daily with financing from natural advocates of Militarism - military men and weapon manufacturers. Corradini and his paper created a generic nationalist theory after adopting Populism and Corporatism , while advocating Italy's entry into World War I - initially on the side of the Triple Alliance (the Central Powers , to which Italy had committed itself), then on that of the Triple Entente (the Allies - which promised to grant Italy all its territorial demands). The group also focused on a violent press campaign against Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and other supporters of Neutrality . After the war, ANI was led by Corradini into e merger with the Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF). Nonetheless, Corradini made sure to detach himself from the more controversial actions of the Blackshirts , while being nominated by Benito Mussolini to the Italian Senate , and joining his government in 1928 . As a novelist, Corradi enjoyed succes with his ''La patria lontana'' ("The Distant Fatherland"; 1910 ) and ''La guerra lontana'' ("The Distant War"; 1911 ). |
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