Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism
_- Mussolini was the founder of Fascism
- Came into power in 1923 after the March on Rome
- Mussolini did not attend the march, but received a telegram informing him that he had to catch a train to Rome to take power. Mussolini demanded the train arrived on time and that is where the expression \Mussolini made the trains run on time' came from.
- Created paramilitary force called the Blackshirts (a private army that used intimidation as a primary tactic)
- King Emmanuel III feared Mussolini and his Blackshirts
- Giacomo Matteotti (socialist leader) murdered for speaking out against Fascism by the blackshirts
- All anti-fascist parties eliminated by 1926
- Freedom of speech, press and assembly were eliminated
- Came into power in 1923 after the March on Rome
- Mussolini did not attend the march, but received a telegram informing him that he had to catch a train to Rome to take power. Mussolini demanded the train arrived on time and that is where the expression \Mussolini made the trains run on time' came from.
- Created paramilitary force called the Blackshirts (a private army that used intimidation as a primary tactic)
- King Emmanuel III feared Mussolini and his Blackshirts
- Giacomo Matteotti (socialist leader) murdered for speaking out against Fascism by the blackshirts
- All anti-fascist parties eliminated by 1926
- Freedom of speech, press and assembly were eliminated
Summary
_Mussolini came to power in 1923 and used a paramilitary force called the
Blackshirts for intimidation and extreme force to get what he wanted.
Mussolini invented fascism, which is a type of government that is both
non-democratic and a totalitarian dictatorship. He signed a deal with
the Catholic Church and Pope Pius XI that gave Mussolini the official
title of the ruler of Italy. This was called the Lateran Accords.