H Flashcards
What were the blackshirts/mvsn’s purpose
They stopped repressive and radical opposing socialist groups by attacking them and they broke up strikes
What role did army generals have in Mussolinis rise to power
They sympathized with mussolini and 6 of them joined the March on Rome
Who was facta
He was the last prime minister before mussolini, he lead a weak government
What was the punishment if you spoke out against fascism
Caster oil poured down your throat which was mixed with bleach potentially
Why were the Ras with mussolini
Because they wanted to smash the liberal state and set up a fascist dictatorship
Why didn’t socialism succeed
It didn’t have a proper leader
What was the acerbo law
If the fascists got above 25 percent of votes, they could get 2/3rds of the seats in parliament
What was the fascist grand council
It was the main body of mussolinis fascist government which allowed him to keep control of Italy and insure there was no ras takeover
What was factas role in mussolinis rise to power
He lead a weak government and so encouraged mussolini to think he could do better. He also failed to tackle fascism and failed to convince the king to put in place martial law
What were the secret police called
OVRA
What were the organs of repression
A lot of political people were to be arrested, 50,000 armed militia intimidated opponents
How did mussolini keep eyes everywhere in italy
He had informers in sections of every big factory, bank and office
What happened to newspapers and journalists
They has to be registered and could be shut down whenever
What was the fascist de combattimento
Another name for the blackshirts
Why was violence effective against liberals
Liberals feared violence and revolution so this is what would overthrow them
