WWII A Benito Mussolini Young Benito Socialist Party Member Journalist Moved to escape military duty in 1902 Came back to Italy in the 1909 Is an antiroyalist WWI Socialist Party splits up over whether or not to join the war ID: 225537
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I. Fascism: Italian Style
WWIISlide2
A. Benito Mussolini
Young Benito
Socialist Party Member
JournalistMoved to escape military duty in 1902Came back to Italy in the 1909Is an anti-royalistSlide3
WWI
Socialist Party splits up over whether or not to join the war
Mussolini sides with those who want to join the war
They call themselves: Fasci d'azione rivoluzionaria internazionalistaServed in the Italian army from 1915-1917Slide4
B. Fascists Take Over in Italy
What is Fascism
A political theory that calls for a strong government ran by one person.
The state or government is more important than individualsFascist Party in ItalyBecomes a political party in 1919Mussolini gets into parliament in 1921Slide5
Fascisti
Activities
Armed squads of war veterans terrorized:
CommunistsSocialistsRadicalsActed as strike breakersSlide6
Mussolini and his
Blackshirts
March on Rome
Mussolini’s followers were called “blackshirts” because of the color of their uniformsThey marched on Rome in 1922 demanded the government do something about the radicalsThe King grants Mussolini dictatorial powers (lasted over two decades)Slide7Slide8
C. Fascist Italy
Police State
Mussolini used secret police to keep people under control
Blackshirts terrorized anyone who was against the Fascist governmentGovernment
by Propaganda
Fascists owned most newspapers
Journalist had to swear oaths to the Fascist party
Mussolini was called Il Duce and a legend about his greatness was spread
Dates were written: 13th of June of the 11th year of Mussolini's powerSlide9
D. Mussolini and Hitler
Blue print for Nazis
Mussolini’s Fascist government would be copied by Hitler
Hitler would copy his political and economic set upSlide10Slide11
Axis Powers
Mussolini coined the phrase “Axis Powers”
Military Treaties were signed between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
Mussolini called it a “Pact of Steel”