Fascism

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Mind Map on Fascism, created by m.mary.jackson on 03/11/2014.
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Fascism
  1. Rise of fascism
    1. what is fascism?
      1. 1. a right winged political ideology
        1. 2. strong emphasis on nationalism
          1. 3. Fascist parties organised along military lines with a single leader
            1. 4. implemented dictatorship
              1. 5. Opposition parties, trade unions banned
                1. 6. Elections abolished
                  1. 7. opposed to democracy, liberalism, communism
                    1. 8. Anti- semitic
                      1. 9. use of propaganda, intimidation and terror
      2. Factors in the rise of fascism
        1. economic factors
          1. Major instability weakened polictical life
            1. uncontrollable inflation wiped out savings and created mass unemployment
          2. Treaty of Versailles
            1. Dissatisfaction with terms of ww1 peace
              1. Italy never got promised teritory
                1. harsh reprations ]
                  1. new states established with the break up of empires borders caused friction over borders
                  2. Fear of communism
                    1. The upper middle class feared the spread of communism following the russian revolution
                      1. communst revolts in germany, austria and hungary in 1919 contributed to this fear
                        1. Fasciam was seen as a better barrier to communism than democracy
                    2. Support from middle class
                      1. The middle class(maily rural) felt trapped between and the wealthy
                        1. fascism claimed to represent their interests
                  3. Rise of fascism Italy
                    1. Impact of ww1
                      1. Italy divided over ww1
                        1. Treaty of london 1915
                          1. 600,000 killed - 1 million wounded
                            1. war debt of 85 billion ire (£85 m )
                              1. Treaty of Versailles
                                1. Rising inflation as government prints money to pay war debt
                    2. Devolpment of Fascism
                      1. 1919 mussolini establishes 'combat groups'
                        1. use sumbols from Roman Empire
                          1. uniformed black shirts
                            1. support from ex- army officers, students and middle class
                              1. 1921 mussolini forms national fascist party
                                1. Financial support from FIAT, Pirelli tyre company and italian banks
                                  1. 1919 - 1922 2,00 opponents killed by fascist
                                    1. 1922 fascists help break a general strike
                                      1. 1922 300,000 members
                      2. March on Rome
                        1. Oct. 1022 - Mussolini demands to be made Prime Minister
                          1. Announces 'march on rome'
                            1. fascists occupy towns across north and central italy
                              1. King refuses to declare a State Of Emergency and use army to crach fascist
                                1. King gives in and appoints missolini prime minister
                                  1. fascist stage 'victory march' in rome
                        2. Establishing a dictatorship
                          1. 1923 Acerbo Law - The party that gained the greatest number of votes in the election would get 2 thirds of the seats
                            1. In the elction mussolini used violoence to make sure he won
                              1. Rule by decree- make laws without going through parliament
                                1. All other polictical parties were banned
                                  1. press and radio censored
                                    1. secret police (1926) - The OVRA were used to crush the opposition
                                      1. Mussolini was called Il Duce and a cult of personality devolped around him
                          2. The Corporate State
                            1. Goal was to eliminate conflict between employers and workers
                              1. all were to work for a common good
                                1. trade unions banned and strikes forbidden
                                  1. problems solved by negotiations
                                    1. in reality fascists were in control and issued orders to negotiating sides
                                      1. wages fell and living standards remained low
                            2. Economic Policy
                              1. Mussolini improved the main road system by building motor ways
                                1. he reclaimed the Pontine Marshes near Rome which provided more land and helped to prevent malaria
                                  1. He Promoted the battle for grain doubed grain production
                                    1. he promoted the battle for births to increase italian population
                              2. Relations with the Catholic Church
                                1. ongoing dispute of church lands during unificatio of italy
                                  1. The catholic church welcomed Mussolini as a safeguard against communism
                                    1. religious instructions was allowed in primary school
                                      1. in 1923 the govt. rescued the catholic banck of rome from financial difficulties
                                        1. mussolini had a caothlis marraige and baptosed his children
                                2. Foreign Policy
                                  1. Invasion of Abyssinia
                                    1. Spanish Civil war
                                      1. Rome Berlin Axis 1936
                                        1. Pact of steel 1939
                                          1. World War 2
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