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2consolidate fascism
legge fascistissime
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 things mussolini targeted to consolidate fascism | -press -army -civil service -opposition parties |
| what did mussolini do to control the press before the 1925 press law | bought independant newspapers and appinted pro fascist editors |
| 1925 press law | journalists had to be on an official register controlled by the fascists before they could work |
| when was the 1925 press law passed | Dec 1925 |
| what other media aside from newspapers did the fascists use to spread propaganda | radio |
| which party dissolved in 1925 | popolari party |
| who were the popolari party | christian party |
| why did the popolari party dissolve | lack of support from the vatican |
| what happened to the socialists in dec 1925 | the party was banned |
| what did the fascists do to local leaders (mayors etc) in 1926 | replaced them with fascist podesta |
| what was the legge fascistissme | laws passed to establish a fascist dicatorship |
| when did mussolini ban all oposition parties | 1926 |
| Law on the power of the head of government | mussolini creates new "head of government" post and is now only accountable to the king |
| what did the power of the head of government law allow mussolini to do | rule by decree |
| how did mussolini target anti fascists after all oppositional parties were dissolved (2) | - secret police -special courts to try political offences |
| what did mussolini do to establish control over the armed forces (2) | -dismissed and replaced the minister of war -became head of each of the armed forces |
| which armed forces did mussolini become head of (3) | army, navy, airforce |
| what was the issue with mussolini assuming control of all armed forces | he couldn't control all of them so generals and admirals could do what they wanted |
| what did the armed forces like about mssolini's policy | active foreign policy to restore italy's greatness |
| who in the civil service did mussolini target to get rid of | freemasons |
| freemasons | ancient male society |
| why did mussolini target and remove freemasons | to display his lack of tolerance for rival authority |
| what did fascists aim to do to beurocracy in the government | get rid off it |
| did the fascists increase or decrease bureaucracy | increase |
| what other measures did mussolini take to control the fascist militia after the were amalgamated with the army | appointed extremist ras Farinacci as secretary of fascist party |
| what did mussolini hope appointing extremsit farinacci as secretary would do | other fascists would be alarmed by Farinacci's extremism and he could take further action against the Ras |
| what did farinacci do as secretary of the fascist party | strictly disciplines the Ras but encouragd Ras violence |
| example of farinacci encouraging fascist violence | 8 members of opposing parties publicly killed in Oct 1925 |
| what else did farinacci do that displeased other fascist leaders (2) | spoke out against the monarchy and the church |
| what happened to farinacci due to his extremism (2) | -dismissed by the fascist grand council in March 1926 -banished to Cremona |
| what did Farinacci's banishment to Cremona symbolise | end to illrgal activities and power of the squadristi |
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