L'Idea Nazionale was an Italian political newspaper associated with the Italian Nationalist Association

Italian Nationalist Association

The Italian Nationalist Association, Associazione Nazionalista Italiana was Italy's first nationalist political party founded in 1910. under the influence of Italian nationalists such as Enrico Corradini and Giovanni Papini...

, which merged with the Fascist Party in 1923. The party advocated militarist nationalism and creation of an Italian empire

Italian Empire

The Italian Empire was created after the Kingdom of Italy joined other European powers in establishing colonies overseas during the "scramble for Africa". Modern Italy as a unified state only existed from 1861. By this time France, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and the Netherlands, had already carved...

. It was founded by Italian nationalist Enrico Corradini

Enrico Corradini

Enrico Corradini was an Italian novelist, essayist, journalist and nationalist political figure.-Biography:Corradini was born near Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany....

. The newspaper endorsed Italy's war against the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 over Libya

Libya

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 in 1911 and endorsed Italy entering into World War I

World War I

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 against the Central Powers

Central Powers

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 of Germany

Germany

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 and Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

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. Writers for the journal included Roberto Forges Davanzati

Roberto Forges Davanzati

Roberto Forges Davanzati was an Italian journalist, academic and politician. Initially a syndicalist he later became a nationalist and fascist....

, Francesco Coppola

Francesco Coppola

Francesco Coppola was prominent Italian journalist and politician in the twentieth century who associated with Italian nationalism and later Italian Fascism....

 and Maurizio Maraviglia

Maurizio Maraviglia

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