The Cult Of Personality Flashcards
Why did Mussolini want the cult of personality?
To win mass support, create scapegoats and military ventures
How tall was BM?
5ft6
What Disease did he have?
Syphillis and a gastric ulcer in 1926
What could there be no reference to in the press?
BM’s illness, wearing glasses or bdays
“MUSSOLINI IS ALWAYS…
RIGHT”
What did Duggan say Mussolini received
1500 love letters a day
What did Salvemini say Mussolini was?
A divine figure
What did Donovan say BM should always be
A victim of treachery
When was the National Confederation of Artistic Syndicates created?
1928
What did Faranacci ban?
Degenerate art
When was the law created that stated all buildings had to have 2% of their outer walls covered in art?
1942
When did Italy win the World Cup and gain gold medals in the Olympics?
1934+38
1936
What did Gentile and 200 other intellectuals write?
The manifesto of fascist intellectuals
How many hours a day did the radio play Propaganda?
3 hours
What could private radio listeners access?
The BBC and Rosselli brothers in Spain
What was the L’Osservatore Romano?
The Vatican newspaper
When was Luce around?
1925-29
How much income in entertainment was from cinema in 1927?
50%
Why did Tennnbaum say it was unsuccessful
It did not reach the old people or the south
According to De Grand, why was Minculpop limited?
Rival power centres
What were the two clashing styles of art?
Neo-classicists vs Modernists
what did Eugenio Montale, an Italian poet, say
“I never was a fascist”
