Mussolini and facism
Notes
- The founder of Fascism
- Used the "Blackshirts" as a paramilitary force (private army, not sanctioned)
- Would go around beating and threatening people
- Marches on the Capital with the Blackshirts ( Rome )
- Comes to power in Italy with little opposition 1923
Traits of Fascism
- Private ownership encouraged
- Censorship of media
- Imperialistic
- Nationalistic
- Militaristic
- Non-democratic
- Often Totalitarian dictatorship
- "Anti-liberal, Anti-mass democracy, Anti-socialist"
Il Duce
- Acerbo Law
- Forced through parliment guaranteed that the party with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in chamber of Deputies
- Blackshirts would walk around and threaten people getting the votes they needed
- Socialist leader, Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against Fascism
- By 1926 all anti-facists were eliminated
- Freedom speech eliminated
Lateran Accords, 1929
- Catholic Church most powerful force that could stop Mussolini
- Church made a deal with the "devil" gave Mussolini the power
- The church got the Vatican city, and control over education
- The founder of Fascism
- Used the "Blackshirts" as a paramilitary force (private army, not sanctioned)
- Would go around beating and threatening people
- Marches on the Capital with the Blackshirts ( Rome )
- Comes to power in Italy with little opposition 1923
Traits of Fascism
- Private ownership encouraged
- Censorship of media
- Imperialistic
- Nationalistic
- Militaristic
- Non-democratic
- Often Totalitarian dictatorship
- "Anti-liberal, Anti-mass democracy, Anti-socialist"
Il Duce
- Acerbo Law
- Forced through parliment guaranteed that the party with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in chamber of Deputies
- Blackshirts would walk around and threaten people getting the votes they needed
- Socialist leader, Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against Fascism
- By 1926 all anti-facists were eliminated
- Freedom speech eliminated
Lateran Accords, 1929
- Catholic Church most powerful force that could stop Mussolini
- Church made a deal with the "devil" gave Mussolini the power
- The church got the Vatican city, and control over education
QUOTE: "It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do."- Benito Mussolini
Political Cartoon
BIG QUESTION: Why was Benito Mussolini successful?
Summary: Benito Mussolini is often referred to as the father of fascism, and gave Hitler copied some aspects of leadership from him.