Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism
Notes:
- The founder of Fascism
- Used blackshirts as a paramilitary force
- Comes to power in 1923 after the March on Rome
- King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent it - he refused allowing Mussolini to come to power
Il Duce (The Leader)
- Acerbo Law - 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, Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against the Fascists
- By 1926 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated
- Freedom of press, assembly and speech were eliminated
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:
- Control over religious education in schools
- Recognition as the state religion
- The right for the Pope to rule his own state known as the Vatican
- Mussolini got recognition by the Church as the legitimate leader
SUMMARY :
Fascism is the furtherest right on the political spectrum. It came into force through the "black shirts" that went around to beat up and force the people to follow his beliefs. Nobody could stop Mussolini once the power difference had risen. Hitler watched Mussolini closely and that is where he got his ideas from to get Germany behind him.
Quotes:
"It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better"
-Mussolini
-Mussolini
Subjunctive questions:
Had Mussolini not used the black shirts Hitler would never had had someone to follow, What would have happened then?