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The Rise of Fascist ItalyThe Rise of Fascist Italy
Fascist CharacteristicsFascist Characteristics
Anti-DemocraticAnti-Marxist, Anti-CommunistAnti-ParliamentaryAnti-Semitic Single-Party dictatorships characterized by
fear and terror
Cheated?Cheated?
Italian political parties felt that they were cheated and not rewarded properly for their role in WWI.
Rise of nationalistic parties w/ Mussolini in the forefront.
Seizure of FiumeSeizure of Fiume
Gabriele D’Annunzio seized Fiume w/ a few patriotic Italians
Italian army forces them out.
Showed how armed militants could be used against the government.
Benito MussoliniBenito Mussolini
Fascists in controlFascists in controlControlled police force, and terrorist squadsAssassinated a socialist leader and critic of
fascists
Accord with the VaticanAccord with the Vatican
Lateran Accord of 1929Recognized the Pope as ruler of the VaticanPaid money to the Papacy.Catholicism official religion of ItalyExempted from taxes
Motherhood in Fascist ItalyMotherhood in Fascist Italy
Instituted policies of maternal leave, insurance, child-rearing education, subsidies for large families.
Banned abortion and contraceptionWomen were still in the workforce but had
lower skill/ poor paying jobs.
Adolf and BenitoAdolf and Benito
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