Mussolinis consolidation

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Mussolinis Consolidation
- Legal Power
  - Emergency Powers to rule by Decree, Nov 1922
  - Fascist Grand Council, Dec 1922
  - Acerbo Law
    - Over 25% of vote meant 2/3 of seats
      - passed to end coalition governments
  - Largest party in election 1924
    - 66% of vote
      - Pact of Rome & Corfu
    - Government by Decree, Jan1926
  - Legge Fascisissime banned opposition parties
- Terror
  - Creation of Fascist Militia
    - Intimidated voters
  - Murder of Matteotti
    - 'The Fascists Exposed'
    - killed by Fascist thugs
  - Opponents forced to eat toads & drink oil
- Mistakes of others
  - Organised opposition such as strikes or army intervention could have stopped Mussolini
    - However, Aventine Secession happened instead
      - Opposition withdrew from Parliament, 100 deputies met
        Refused re-admittance as they had forfeited their seats
  - King could have removed Mussolini
    - BUT still afraid of Socialism so didn't
    - Allowed Rule by Decree for 12 months
Mussolini could have been stopped, but failure of government & king meant he wasnt

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