Mussolini and Italian Fascism
- The founder of Fascism
- Use blackshirts as a paramilitary force
- Comes to power in 1923 after the March on Rome
- King Emmanuel III (king) refused to sign on emergency legislation to prevent it-he refused allowing Mussolini to come to power
Fascism
- Fascist traits (extremely right wing government)
- Private ownership encouraged and aided by the government
- Censorship of the media
- Imperialistic (try to expand your empire- to grow)
- Nationalistic (propaganda with flags)
- Militaristic
- Non-democratic
- Often totalitarian dictatorship (one person that makes all the calls)
- "Anti-liberal anti-mass democracy, anti-socialist" (They hate all the other political parties)
"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power. "
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
II Duce (The Leader)
- Acerbo Law (Hitler did the Enabley Act) -forced through parliament guaranteed that the party with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies
- Socialist leader, Giacome Matteotti murdered for speaking out against the Fascists
- By 1920 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated
- Freedom of press, assembly and speech were eliminated.
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The Lateran Accords 1929
- The Catholic Church was the most powerful remaining body in Italy
- Fearing Mussolini's wrath Pope Pius XI signed a deal
- Gave the Church:
- Mussolini gave them controls over religious education in schools
- Recognition as the state religion
- The right for the Pope to rule his own state know as the Vatican
- Mussolini got recognition by the church as the legitimate leader
SUMMARY
Mussolini used the Black Shirts as a forceful way to intimidate people. He was the leader of Italy after the March on Rome in 1923 and although Mussolini was very close to controlling the entire whole of Italy, he had to take power of the catholic church. Since Pope Puis XI was frightened by Mussolini, he decided to sign the treaty with him.