Mussolini and Italian Fascism
- The founder of Fascism
- Used Blackshirts as a paramilitary force - Comes to power in 1923 after the March on Rome - King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent it- he refused to Fascism: - Private ownership encouraged and aided by the gov't - Censorship of the Media - Imperialistic - Nationalistic - Militaristic - Non-democratic - Often totalitarian dictatorship - "Anti-liberal, anti-mass democracy, anti-socialist" Il Duce - Acerbo Law- forced through parliament guaranteed that the party with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies - Socialist leader Giacomo Metteotti murdered for speaking out against Fascists - By 1926 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated - Freedom of press, assembly and speech were eliminated "Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism."
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Mussolini overthrows government, technically. Continues to immerse Italy in his fascist ways.
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