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mussolini and the rise of fascism
fascism
- Fascist traits; 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"
II Duce (the leader)
- Acerbo Law- forced through parliament guaranteed that the part with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies
- Socialist leader, Giacomo Matteotti murdered for speaking out against the fascist
- By 1926 all anti-fascist parties had been eliminated
- Freedom of the press, assembly and speech were eliminated
the leteran accords, 1929
- The catholic church was the most powerful remaining body in Italy
- Fearing Mussolini's wrath Pope Pius XI signed a deal
- Gave the Church; Control over religious education in schools, recognition as the state of religion, the right for the pope to rile his own state as the Vatican
- Mussolini got recognition by the Church as the legitimate leader