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Benito Mussolini& Italian Fascism
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1883 - 1945
Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 – 1943Ruled constitutionally until 1925Established dictatorship
Nickname Il Duce “The Leader”
Desired to delay WWII but sided with Germany June 10, 1940.
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Early LifeFather was blacksmith and
socialistMother was Catholic
schoolteacher
Eldest of 3 childrenNamed after famous Mexican
and Italian socialists
Learned anarchist, military authoritarian nationalism from father
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Fascism• New, militant political movement that
emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader
• Shared ideas but no clearly defined theory or program
• Extreme nationalism: -extreme loyalty to one’s country
• Authoritarian leader to guide and bring order to the state
• Nations must struggle – peaceful states will be conquered
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Communism vs. Fascism
Similarities• Rule by dictators allowing only one political party – no democracy• Denial of individual rights• State is supreme
DifferencesClassless society Every class has place and purposeInternational scope NationalistsWorking classes Aristocrats & Industrialists
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Paris Peace Conference of 1919
At the end of WWI, Italy gets little
Rising inflation and unemployment
Italians disappointed in seemingly weak democratic government
Desire a leader who would be strong and take action
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Mussolini Promises Change
• Newspaper editor and aspiring politician• Established Fascist Party in 1919 (WWI?)
Directly after the end of WW1 (1918)
• Promises to revive Italian economy and rebuild its armed forces
• As economic and social conditions worsened, his Fascist Party gained popularity
• Preyed upon upper class fear of working classes
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March on Rome
October 1922(Two years before death of Lenin)
30,000 Fascists march to Italian capital
Demand that King Emmanuel III put Mussolini in charge of gov’t.
After violence and threatened uprising, Mussolini takes power “legally”
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Italy under Mussolini
• Abolished democracy• Outlawed all political parties except Fascist Party• Secret police jailed anyone opposed• Radio stations and publications could only issue Fascist doctrines• Outlawed labor strikes
Never had the complete control that Stalin had in Russia or Hitler in Germany
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Mussolini’s hands on approach
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Mussolini’s not afraid of a little work…
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Mussolini,Man of Sports
& Leisure
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Putin,a Mussolini
rip-off?
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Mussolini’s HEADquarters
Rome, Italy
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BFFs Mussolini meets Hitler
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Mussolini, Master of Propaganda
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