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Part 6: Mussolini and Fascist Italy, 1919–1939
A study of the rise of Mussolini, the nature of fascist power, including the role of Il Duce, and the regime’s social, economic and foreign policies, illustrating the themes of ideology, dictatorship and coercion.
Key issues and description of content
Mussolini’s seizure of power, to 1925
- Weaknesses of Italian governments; resentment against the Peace Settlement; appeal of the Fascists; economic difficulties; social and economic divisions; weaknesses and mistakes of opponents.
Mussolini’s social and economic policies
- Social controls; propaganda; the cult of Il Duce; role of the king; youth policies; winners and losers in the Fascist economy.
Foreign policy
- Aims of Fascist foreign policy; relations with the Papacy; involvement in the Spanish Civil War; Abyssinia; relations with the League of Nations; relations with the UK, France and Germany.
Opposition to Mussolini
- Establishment of the Fascist state; crushing of opposition; fear and intimidation.
References for Part 6: Mussolini and Fascist Italy, 1919–1939
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