3a Flashcards
When was Mussolini appointed PM
30 October 1922
How many Fascists were senior ministers in 1st Fascist government
4/14
What positions did Mussolini hold
Minister of Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs
How many Fascists were there in a chamber of 535
32
What the coalition of right wing elements known as
National Government
When did Mussolini demand full powers to govern alone
Nov 1922
How many votes was power to rule by decree passed by
196 to 16
How long was Mussolini given power to rule by decree
12 months
How many votes and seats must the winning political party have as part of the acerbo law
Quarter of votes cast and two-thirds seats
When was Acerbo law passed
July 1923
When was the law put into practice
April 1924
What % of votes did Fascists win
66%
What did Fascist MPs increase by
35 to 374
How many Socialists and Communists supporters did they have
2.5m
When was a Fascist Militia created
Jan 1923
How many members were part of the Fascist Militia
300,000
How many of most quarrelsome ras were expelled
200
Who was the leader of the Cheka
Ameriqo Dumini
When was the Fascist Grand Council created
Dec 1922
What did Fascists grow from in Oct 1922 to 1923
300,000 to 800,000
When did the nationalists close down and join the PNF
Feb 1923
Who described Mussolini as the “best popular journalist of the period”
Denis Mack-Smith
What I’ll advised seizure in July 1923 was presented as a great Italian victory
Corfu
When did economic growth start to occur
1922
When were Fascists forbidden to be members of the Freemason society
Feb 1923
When did Fascist squadristi storm the working class districts of Parma and Turin
Late 1922
When was the Popolari dropped from the governing coalition
1923
