Do Now:Do Now:

Answer the following questions:Answer the following questions:Who is going to rise up as a dictator Who is going to rise up as a dictator

of Italy?of Italy?What is fascism?What is fascism?

Fascist ItalyChapter 17 Section 3

End of WWIEnd of WWI

1919 Italy was 1919 Italy was not happy with not happy with peace talks.peace talks.

Why?Why?

Benito Mussolini

MussoliniMussolini

1919 organized people 1919 organized people into fascist party.into fascist party.

Mussolini wanted to Mussolini wanted to end government end government corruption.corruption.

Seizing PowerSeizing PowerMussolini’s supporters were called Mussolini’s supporters were called

“combat squads”“combat squads”““Black shirts” went against democracy Black shirts” went against democracy

and used violenceand used violence

March on RomeMarch on Rome

1922 Fascists marched to 1922 Fascists marched to Rome, & demanded the Rome, & demanded the govt. to change.govt. to change.

Fearing a Civil War; King Fearing a Civil War; King Victor Emmanuel III asked Victor Emmanuel III asked Mussolini to form a govt. Mussolini to form a govt. as prime minister.as prime minister.

Taking PowerTaking Power

Il Duce= Il Duce= “dictatorship under “dictatorship under terror”terror”

Economy under state control.

Social PoliciesSocial PoliciesState over individual.State over individual.Men should become Men should become

ruthless fighters.ruthless fighters.Women should have lots of Women should have lots of

children.children.Mold the children.Mold the children.Mussolini is always right!Mussolini is always right!

FascismFascism

Authoritarian government NOT Authoritarian government NOT communism.communism.

Basic features:Basic features:ActionActionViolenceViolenceDisciplineDisciplineLoyaltyLoyalty

Aggressive foreign expansion.Aggressive foreign expansion.

Enemies of Communism

Fascism Communism

Nationalists goals International change

Bus. Leaders, landowners, middle cl.

Agriculture/urban workers

Private property State control property

Extreme nationalism

Totalitarian Rule- Basic Totalitarian Rule- Basic Features:Features:

1- single party dictatorship.1- single party dictatorship.2- state control over economy.2- state control over economy.3- secret police/terror to enforce 3- secret police/terror to enforce

willwill4- censorship of media4- censorship of media5- schools/media to teach youth5- schools/media to teach youth6- obedience to dictator- 6- obedience to dictator-

MussoliniMussolini

Why Fascism?Why Fascism?

1- promised a stable & strong 1- promised a stable & strong govt.govt.

2- no more political fighting2- no more political fighting3- intense nationalism3- intense nationalism4- Mussolini showed power & 4- Mussolini showed power &

confidence in a time when confidence in a time when there was none.there was none.