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