Relationships with political and economic interests Flashcards
how was the King’s power decreased?
- fascist grand council nominated the future PMs
- fascist grand council advised the king on royal successions
- first marshall of the empire was given to M and King which ranked them on the same level
- king lost role as supreme leader of the armed forces to M
why did VEIII allow it to happen?
as long as he was king he didnt care about what power he lost
M and the army
Military was run independently
M left it to the Generals and Admirals
M and judiciary
left unchanged
many judges joined the PNF to ensure they could keep their jobs
M and civil service
many civil servants were removed for being anti-fascists
how did laws in 1925 change M’s position?
M was now only accountable to the King
only M could initiate legislation
how did laws in 1928 change M’s position?
parliament was to be made up of 400 deputies from a list of 1,000 fascists
Grand council became most legal body in the state
what were ‘prefects’?
highest state authority in each Italian province
appointed by M which ensure loyalty to M
what was a podesta?
appointed by the prefect and ran the local councils
they were mostly conservative elite but they owed their jobs to M so they were loyal
who was Farinacci?
secretary of the PNF in 1925
he purged the party of all antifascist elemenfs and anti-M members
what changes did Turati make in the PNF?
got rid of 50,000 old fascists who were too extreme for the PNF
Farinacci was kicked out
who was Federzoni?
minsiter of interior
ensured conservative elite was loyal during the Matteotti crisis
who was Cantalupo?
spearheaded Italian educational policies
wanted a new generation of Italians who were loyal to fascism
who was Ciano?
minister of communications
longest serving minister under M for 10 years
who was Dainelli?
lead reform of customs
tried to get rid of foreign words
