Mussolini and the Birth of Fascism

Question 1

What happened at the Fasci de Combattimento?

Answer 1

nationalists, republicans, anarchists and anyone with a hatred of the liberal state went to this meeting held by mussolini

Question 2

When was the Fasci de Combattimento meeting?

Answer 2

Early 1919

Question 3

What demands did the fascists have at this time?

Answer 3

A new national assembly
abolition of the monarchy
abolition of all titles of nobility
supression of all major companies, industrial or financial and of all speculation by banks and stock exchanges
control of taxation of the wealthy
workers to have a share of profits of the companies they worked in

Question 4

was the newly formed fascist party coherent?

Answer 4

No- it lacked cohesion. There was just small groupings of radical agitators

Question 5

Did the fascist have success in the election in 1919?

Answer 5

Mussolini failed to become a deputy
not a single seat was won
perhaps only 4000 declared fascist supports in the whole of Italy