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Fascism in Italy (Second World War (end of Fascism (Mussolini dismissed by…
Fascism in Italy
Second World War
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Mussolini unhappy as army weak, refused to keep out of war
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war was bad, failed invasions in Greece and North Africa
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Rise of Fascism
bitterness over Treaty of London and Versailles, felt cheated
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fear of communism, caused strikes, Po Valley, half a million soldiers took over factories and raised red flag
Blackshirts / Squadristi anti-communist, promised restore law and national pride, slow rise quicker then
March on Rome
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30,000 Fascist marched when there was no response
King Emmanuel III panicked, didn't use army as requested by PM Luigi Facta
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Propaganda
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great leader, school textbooks rewritten and history changed
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Lateran Treaty
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Pope refused to recognise Italian state, treaty ended this
Mussolini recognised Vatican City, compensation paid to Church
Catholicism became official religion, Pope recognised Italian state
Foreign Policy
stated ' My objective is simple, I want to make Italy great, respected and feared
increased influence over Mediterranean, Italian Lake
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relations with Hitler
relations strained, feared HItler include 200,000 German speaking people in North into Empire
changed in 1935, policy became aggressive, invaded Abyssinia
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condemned by France and Britain, poor relations, League of Nations passed economic sanctions on Italy
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Fascism in Italy
comes form Latin Fasces, bundle of rods, symbol of power
Benito Mussolini son of a socialist blacksmith, enlisted in army and fought, boasted about doings in the army