Repression and terror Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
When were all political parties banned?
A
November 1926
2
Q
What was introduced for anyone who tried to assassinate Mussolini, the king and threaten state security?
A
Death penalty
3
Q
What is confino?
A
A special tribunal that could send potentially dangerous antifascists into exile (usually in the south) for an unspecified amount of time
- Could be done without concrete evidence
- financially devastating for people who were sent away
- families faced discrimination
- difficult for exiles to get jobs once they came back
4
Q
When was a political police division formed and what did it allow them to do?
A
- Late 1926
- leader Aruto Bocchino
- spies to infiltrate and break up antifascist organizations
5
Q
Who did the political police division work with in june 1937?
A
- worked with SIM (military spying organisation)
- organised the assassination of prominent antifascist exiles carlo and Nello Roselli
6
Q
What is OVRA?
A
- Italian secret police
- formed in 1927
- spy on Italians across the country
- Estimated 5,000 informers allowing OVRA to be successful in stopping antifascist groups
- Infiltrated universities, businesses and fascist groups
- Italian mail examined and phone calls were listened into
7
Q
How successful was this policy?
A
- OVRA was successful, had over 130,000 files on Italians
- special tribunals prosecuted 13,547 cases and imposed around 27,742 years of jail
- 10,000 were sent to confino
