Control over the PNF

Question 1

In 1925, What did Mussolini appoint Farinacci to do?

Answer 1

Purge the PNF party of those who did not agree to the direction pursued by Mussolini

Question 2

What did Hitler do the PNF in 1929?

Answer 2

• Organised a purge of Fascists suspected of disloyalty
• 50,000-60,000 members thrown out of PNF
• 110,000 left voluntarily

Question 3

What was the relationship between the PNF and the state like?

Answer 3

• PNF was rival authority to the institutions of the state
• Lead to tensions between party organisations and government departments
• Both of them looked to Mussolini to resolve issues (further consolidating his power)

Question 4

What did Mussolini do in regards to the disputes between the PNF and state?

Answer 4

• 1927: transferred control over the OND from the Ministry of National Economy to the party
• 1929: took the ONB out of hands of party and handed it to the Ministry of Education