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1consolidate fascism
problems, matteoti, 1925
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many fascist deputies were there in the chamber of deputies after Mussolini becomes prime minister | 35/535 |
| how did mussolini form a cabinet with so few fascist deputies | partnered with social democrats + christian democrates + liberals |
| how many cabinet members were fascist | 4/14 |
| what did Mussolini seek from the government immediately after becoming PM | emergency powers |
| what did Mussolini use during debate RE emergency powers to gain votes | intimidation |
| did mussolini win emergency powers | yes |
| what were the votes RE mussolini earning emergeny powers | 306 vs 116 |
| what problem did mussolini encounter with the squadristi | to radical |
| what did the radical squadristi want to establish through violence | fully fascist state |
| who were the most radical squadristi | ras |
| how did mussolini control radical squadristi | established the Fascist Militia |
| how did the fascist militia control the radical squadristi | lead by ex-army officers who undermined the ras |
| when was the fascist malitia established | january 1923 |
| how many ras were expelled from the squadristi after it became the fascist militia | 200 |
| what was the electoral system pre the Acerbo law | proportional representation |
| what were the terms of the acerbo law (2) | -Italy was divided into 15 constituencies -whichever party wins 25 percent of votes earns 2/3 of the seats in the chamber |
| who opposed the acerbo law | communists + socialists |
| what did mussolini use to gain votes RE the acerbo law | intimidation |
| did the acerbo law pass | yes |
| what were the votes RE the acerbo law | 223 vs 123 |
| what year was the acerbo law passed | 1923 |
| what did mussolini do immediately after the passing of the Acerbo law (2) | -dissolve the chamber of deputies -call for a new election |
| when did the election after the acerbo law happen | April 1924 |
| what did mussolini use to gain votes during the 1924 election | intimidation |
| what happened to rivals of the fascist party during the 1924 election | beaten + arrested |
| how many seats did the fascists win in the 1924 election | 374 |
| did any other parties win over 40 seats in the 1924 election | no |
| matteotti | socialist leader |
| what did matteotti do that angered fascists | speak against fascist conduct of the 1924 election |
| what happened to Matteotti | kindapped + murdered |
| when was matteotti kidapped and murdered | 10 July 1924 |
| who was suspected of involvement in Matteotti's murder | Mussolini |
| how did the chamber of deputies respond to suspicions that Mussolini was involved in Matteotti's murder | 150 deputies walked out |
| what was the deputies' walk out RE Matteotti called | aventine secession |
| what did the aventine secession aim to do | pressure the king into intervening with Mussolini |
| did the aventine secession succeed in its aims | no |
| why did the aventine secession benefit mussolini | oppositional deputies were no longer in parliament |
| when was Matteoti's body found | August 1924 |
| how did mussolini try to placate critics who suspected his involvement in matteotti's murder #1 (2) | -fascists suspected of being involved in matteotti's murder lose their government posts -fascist militia is amalgamated with the army |
| how does the fascist militia change after being amalgamated with the army (2) | -ras replaced by army leaders -militia must swear loyalty to king not mussolini |
| what happens in december 1924 | Angelo Rossi publishes evidence of Mussolini's involvment with Matteotti's murder |
| how did mussolini try and placate critics who suspected his involvement in matteotti's murder #2 (1) | -gives up role as interior minister |
| how does mussolini giving up his role as interior minister decrease suspicion RE matteoti | he no longer has control over police |
| how does matteoti placate liberals RE matteotti crisis (2) | -hints at introducing electoral single-memeber constituencies -brings more liberals into government through normalisation |
| what happens on december 31st 1924 | 33 ras confront mussolini |
| why do the ras confront mussolini in december 1924 | angry about compromises mussolini has been making |
| what do the ras want mussolini to do during the mattoetti crisis | take the chance to establish fully fascist state |
| what does mussolini do on the 3rd of january 1925 | make speech to chamber |
| what does mussolini announce in his speech (5) | -he only sought constitutional resolutions -aventine secessions behaved unconstitutionally + barred their return -he would no longer compromise he would provide italy with a strong government -reminded deputies of fascist militia |
| why did mussolini remind deputies of the fascist militia during his january 1925 speech | veiled threat |
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