Mussolini's Italy

Origins and growth of Fascism
1. Strong government
  1. Hostile to Communism
2. Totalitarianism
  1. One party state
3. Propaganda
  1. Cult of Personality- Il Duce
4. Strong Nationalism
  1. Aggressive foreign policy
Rule brought some benefits to Italy
1. Not as cruel as Hitler or Stalin
  1. Alliance with Hitler was his downfall
Problems Italy faced after WW1
1. Treaty of Versailles
2. Unemployment
3. Growth of Socialism
  1. Fear of revolution in Italy
4. Weak governments
How Mussolini came to power
1. 1921 election
2. End of general strike in 1922
3. March on Rome
Dictatorship
1. Took 4 years
  1. Acerbo Law
    1. Election of 1924
    2. Murder of Matteotti
Church-State Relations
1. Latern Treaties of 1929
Foreign Policy
1. Invasion of Abyssinia
2. 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis

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	Created by Caroline Allen almost 11 years ago