Mussolini's rise to Power 1921-1922

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A Levels History (Fascist Italy 1915-1945) Mind Map on Mussolini's rise to Power 1921-1922, created by Eva Clifton on 13/04/2014.
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Mussolini's rise to Power 1921-1922
  1. 1920-21 - Liberals form an alliance with Fascists - to try and calm Mussolini down
    1. 1921 election - Fascists won 7% of the seats
      1. Liberals couldn't bring together the Socialists (123 seats) and Catholics (107 seats)
      2. Socialist strike July 1922
        1. stopped by Fascists NOT Liberals
        2. The March on Rome 27th-29th October 1922
          1. Mussolini's plan: 30,000 Fascist supporters go to Rome, seize key buildings
            1. King Victor Emmanuel III feared civil war - didn't want a clash between the Fascists and Italian Army
              1. Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister - 29th October 1922
              2. refers to celebration march NOT threat of Fascist takeover
              3. de Facta resigns, but stays on if martial law is used
                1. King is worried about being deposed - he agrees to martial law (army involvement) but changes his mind 8 hours later
                  1. de Facta's government resigned - King offered ex-PM (Salandra) position
                    1. Salandra fails as PM, therefore King offers it to Mussolini
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