mussolinis italy Flashcards
what was the state of the italy after the WWI?
(6 main statments).
soldiers had been demobalized.
unemployment rates are high.
economic depression.
lots of strikes (agricultural laborers).
debts (16-85 mil).
general left-wings divide (everyone hates the liberal gov.).
Who called the election of the 1921?
The current prime minister Giovanni Giolitti (conservative).
What does Giovanni Giolitti forms and what does it include?
He forms a new coalition that involves Mussolinis and his fashists.
PNF?
1921 the fashists decide to be a formal political party PNF (Partito Nazionale Fascista).
What happens on october 28th 1922?
March on Rome.
What is the March in Rome?
A lot of blackshirts marched in Rome. Mussolini was not there but in Milan ready to flee to Switzerland.
Why is March in Rome important?
It marks the rise of Benito Mussolini and the establishment of Fascist rule in Italy.
Why is the king (Victor Emmanuel III) involved during this period?
He was asked to sign an order allowing the army to open fire on the blackshirts marching in Rome. But the king said no.
What happens during october 31st?
Mussolini is officialy takes the office of the Prime Minister.
In what political party was Mussolini before his dictation? And why did it change?
He was a socialist. He was kicked out because he supported Italian entry into WWI.
When does Mussolini transfer from Prime Minister to the Head of the Government (Il Duce)?
In the late 1925.
What does Mussolini do in the 1926?
Bans all the opposition parties.
What was the first Mussolinis goal while being the Il Duce?
His first goal was to fix the struggling economy.
Increase the levels of industrialization.
Why is January 3rd 1925 important?
Important because Mussolini dares anyone to remove him from his political state. Nobody did.
This is seen as the end of liberal Italy —> beggining of fascist Italy.
