Creation of Fascist dictatorship (1922-26)

Question 1

1922 no. of Chamber of Deputies that were Fascist

Answer 1

32/535

Question 2

Rule by Decree

Answer 2

passed Nov 1922
-196 to 16 (CoD)
-in first speech to CoD, credits king for not doing martial law and Catholics for influence

Question 3

controlling PNF and radical fascists

Answer 3

Farinacci wanted to ban parties etc
-M made him party secretary
Vecchi supported fascist violence against political opps
- M sent him to govern Italian Somaliland

Question 4

MSVN established

Answer 4

Jan 1923

Question 5

controlling MSVN (Militia)

Answer 5

gave them income

former army officers control local units (decrease ras authority)

Question 6

Acerbo law

Answer 6

1923
passed 235 to 139

Question 7

April 1924 elections

Answer 7

Fascists get 66% vote anyways
Fascist seats increase 35-374
Left opp get 2.5 mill anyways

Question 8

Rossi Memorandum

Answer 8

Dec 1924
King doesn’t look at doc giving evidence for M murdering Matteoti

Question 9

1925 dictatorship process

Answer 9

-PNF centralised by Farinacci (income)
-Trade Unions abolished (Corporate state)
-strikes = illegal
-press censorship tightened

Question 10

1926 onwards dictatorship process

Answer 10

-elected mayors replaced by podestas (M appoints)
-purge of civil service and judiciary
-special tribunals (confino)
-OVRA 1927 secret police

Question 11

1925 Legge Fascitissme

Answer 11

ban political parties and trade unions