Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism
*The Founder of Fascism:
*Starts 10 years before Hitler is even elected
*Different Ideas on anti-semitism and so on
*Used blackshirts as a paramilitary force (Private Army)
-Hitler uses the same thing but Brown Shirts
*Comes to power in 1923 after the March on Rome
*threatens with 25,000 men
*King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent it - he refused allowing mussolini to come to power
*However the government has the real decision and they give in to Mussolini not wanting a fight
*He comes into power without even having to fire a single shot, uses intimidation only
Fascism: Traits
*Private ownership encouraged and aided by the government
- Fiat, Audi,Mercedes...Etc.
*Censorship of the media
*Imperialistic
*Nationalistic - Flag waving etc.
*Militaristic - get ride of the limit. Start draft again to regain army
*Non-Democratic
*Often totalitarian dictatorship
* "Anti-Liberal, Anti-mass democracy, Anti-socialist" (Hate every other party on the political spectrum)
*Fascism comes from italian word "fasie" which was a bound of sticks stranger together with a knife thing on it.
II Duce (The Leader):
*Acerbo Law - Forced through parliament guaranteed that the party with the most votes would automatically get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies
*Basically allowed them to do whatever they wanted
*Socialist Leader. Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against the Fascists
*By 1926 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated from government
*Freedom of press, assembly and speech were eliminated
The Lateran Accords, 1929 - difference between Hitler and Mussolini:
*The Catholic Church was the most powerful remaining body in Italy
*Fearing Mussolini's wrath Pope Pius XI signed a deal:
*He told everyone that Mussolini was the rightful leader
*Gave the Church:
*Control over religious education in schools
*Recognition as the state religion
*THe right for the Pope to rule his own state called The Vatican City
*Starts 10 years before Hitler is even elected
*Different Ideas on anti-semitism and so on
*Used blackshirts as a paramilitary force (Private Army)
-Hitler uses the same thing but Brown Shirts
*Comes to power in 1923 after the March on Rome
*threatens with 25,000 men
*King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent it - he refused allowing mussolini to come to power
*However the government has the real decision and they give in to Mussolini not wanting a fight
*He comes into power without even having to fire a single shot, uses intimidation only
Fascism: Traits
*Private ownership encouraged and aided by the government
- Fiat, Audi,Mercedes...Etc.
*Censorship of the media
*Imperialistic
*Nationalistic - Flag waving etc.
*Militaristic - get ride of the limit. Start draft again to regain army
*Non-Democratic
*Often totalitarian dictatorship
* "Anti-Liberal, Anti-mass democracy, Anti-socialist" (Hate every other party on the political spectrum)
*Fascism comes from italian word "fasie" which was a bound of sticks stranger together with a knife thing on it.
II Duce (The Leader):
*Acerbo Law - Forced through parliament guaranteed that the party with the most votes would automatically get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies
*Basically allowed them to do whatever they wanted
*Socialist Leader. Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against the Fascists
*By 1926 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated from government
*Freedom of press, assembly and speech were eliminated
The Lateran Accords, 1929 - difference between Hitler and Mussolini:
*The Catholic Church was the most powerful remaining body in Italy
*Fearing Mussolini's wrath Pope Pius XI signed a deal:
*He told everyone that Mussolini was the rightful leader
*Gave the Church:
*Control over religious education in schools
*Recognition as the state religion
*THe right for the Pope to rule his own state called The Vatican City
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Summary
Mussolini was the founder of fascism he was essentially Hitler's idol, creating the ideas that Hitler would then use to take over Germany