Damn Mussolini; Now We can’t Do Anything

It wasn’t hard for Mussolini. He started his political life as a socialist, eventually editor of the socialist magazine Avanti, but was expelled when he supported intervention in World War I. He then started a group called the Fascio di Combattimento (League of Combat), which at first didn’t gain much popularity. In 1919, a three-party government was formed, leaning toward a democratic side of government. Because t

In July 1923 parliament enacted the Acerbo laws. A peculiar law got passed stating that any party that wins at least 25 percent of the votes in an election is automatically allotted two-thirds of the seats in parliament. This was the steppingstone for Mussolini. In the next election the Fascists won with 65 percent of the votes and had 374 seats out of 535 in parliament. He had gained a lot of power and things were going well until the leader of the socialist party was assassinated and the blame fell on Mussolini. This generated a loss of support and Mussolini was forced to create a second wave of fascist support.

By 1926 Mussolini had established partial control of all forms of media and communication. Press laws give the government the right to suspend any publication that creates disrespect for the Catholic church, monarchy, or the state. The prime minister has been given the power to legislate by decree and was titled the “the Head of the Gover

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