3.3 Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship

Question	Answer
What did Mussolini become known as?	Il Duce (the Leader)
Which was the only party not banned?	Fascists
What were declared illegal?	Trade Unions
What were elected local councils replaced with?	Organisation for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism (OVRA)
Where were (about 4,000) opposition politicians by 1940?	Exile in remote villages or on islands off the coast About ten had been executed
What did Mussolini develop through propaganda?	Cult of Personality
List two means of propagana used to demonstrate Mussolini 'worked hard'	Slogans like "Il Duce is always right" His roman office light was always left on to show he worked for Italian people
What was taught in schools?	The fascist message
What were boy 8 - 14 part of?	The Balilla where they trained to be soldiers to create new Roman Empire
What was the Corporate State?	Something Mussolini claimed to have invented as a middle way between liberal democracy and communism
What was all economic activity divided into?	32 corporations to avoid conflict
What were there corporations for?	Mining, agriculture, fishing etc.
What were workers not allowed to do?	Form trade unions to defend their interests
What did this cause?	Decreased wages and working conditions during Fascist period
What happened in 1938?	Assembly of Corporations nominated by Mussolini was supposed to replace parliament
Who did this appeal to?	The likes of Churchill/de Valera

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