Propaganda Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
What was Mussolini’s goal?
A
manufacture a consensus through propaganda to mobilise support for Mussolini’s policies and transform people into “true” fascists
2
Q
What did Propaganda emphasise?
A
- United Italians
- cult of Ancient Rome
3
Q
How many people visited the exhibition of Roman History in 1937?
A
over a million
4
Q
Who was Mussolini linked to?
A
Augustus who rebuilt Italy as a great power from the ruins of chaos and war
5
Q
What else was used as propaganda tools to demonstrate Italy’s superiority?
A
Italy’s victories in 1934 and 1938 world cup
6
Q
How was propaganda spread?
A
newspapers, radios, cinema and posters
7
Q
What was created in 1937?
A
Ministry of popular culture
8
Q
How did propaganda help Mussolini to control the population?
A
- Radio reach a huge number of people (1938 over a million people had radios)
- Aimed to create a shared patriotic feeling, means more likely to support Mussolini
9
Q
How successful was propaganda?
A
- Ministry of popular culture 1937 was not really sophisticated and had difficulties exploiting modern mediums (film) to disseminate propaganda
- lack of mass media in the south made national intergration difficult
- aspects of messages were popular but if it actually transformed Italian attitutes is questionable
