Establishment Of Power Flashcards
By _______ Mussolini, claimed that the power to __________ would be a __________ until the situation in Italy had been ________. Parliament gave Mussolini the power to rule by decree for ________.
November 1922 rule by decree temporary measure stabilized one year
By __________, Mussolini consolidated his control over the ________ by setting up the ___________. Mussolini himself made all the ________ to the _______. Fascist squads were merged into a ________ in January 1923.
December 1922 Fascist Party Grand Council of Fascists appointments Council national militia
Mussolini had the _______ of the _________ by offering help to the struggling ________ and said that he would make ________ compulsory in schools and would ban _________.
gained support Church in 1923 Catholic bank religious education contraception
To increase _________ in 1923, Mussolini persuaded the _________ to merge with the __________.
parliamentary strength Nationalists Fascist Party
Won the support of big business 1923 Mussolini promised the ______ that _____ would not be pursued and price and rent controls would be _______
Confindustria tax evasion abolished
Mussolini proposed that the party that won the ________ in an election should be given ________ of the seats in the _______ When the _______ was debated in parliament it gained a _________. Armed fascists squads had patrolled the chamber when the vote was taken.
most votes two thirds Chamber of Deputies Acerbo Law large majority of support
The Acerbo Act came into practice in the general ____________. The fascists increased their seats to ___ due to Mussolini’s _______. However, there was also _______ and fascist squad ________.
election of April 1924 374 public profile ballot rigging intimidation
The socialist _______ called for the election result to be declared invalid on _______ and on the _______, a group of fascists _______ Matteotti and ________.
Matteotti
30th May
10th June kidnapped stabbed him to death
There were _______ that Mussolini had been _______. ________ opposition MPs ______ of parliament. Mussolini ordered the _____ of fascist suspects, but also put more _______ on to the streets to _______ over the murder.
allegations involved One hundred walked out arrest Blackshirts quell protests
Protests in the _____ and on the ____ escalated, and in ____ Mussolini enforced _______ and banned ________ of opposition parties.
press streets July press censorship political meetings
Nevertheless, the scandal of the Matteotti affair continued and leading radical fascists called on Mussolini to take ‘dictatorial action’. On 3rd January, 1925, Mussolini made a dramatic speech in parliament and promised decisive action against his opponents. He still had the tacit support of the King and black shirts were mobilized to attack opposition groups
D
Power to make Law without parliament January 1926 - Mussolini was given the right to make law without having to consult parliament. By November 1926 all opposition parties had been dissolved and in 1928 a law ended universal suffrage and the King lost the right to select a prime minister.
G
By _______ all opposition parties had been ______ and in ____ a law ended ________ and the King lost the right to select a ________.
November 1926 dissolved 1928 universal suffrage prime minister
