Mussolini's Rise to Power (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Month & year of March on Rome
Month & year of March on Rome
October 1922
No. of Blackshirts in March on Rome
No. of Blackshirts in March on Rome
30,000
Acerbo Law: vote % needed & seats awarded
Acerbo Law: vote % needed & seats awarded
25% of votes → 2/3 of seats in parliament
Who was Giacomo Matteotti?
Who was Giacomo Matteotti?
Socialist Party leader, critic of Fascists
When was Matteotti murdered?
When was Matteotti murdered?
June 1924
What was the Ceka?
What was the Ceka?
Fascist secret police (modelled on Lenin's Cheka)
What was the Aventine Secession?
What was the Aventine Secession?
Socialist deputies withdrew from Chamber after Matteotti murder
Meaning of 'Il Duce'
Meaning of 'Il Duce'
The Leader
Year Mussolini became Il Duce
Year Mussolini became Il Duce
1925
When was OVRA established?
When was OVRA established?
Early 1927
Year of Lateran Treaty with Vatican
Year of Lateran Treaty with Vatican
June 1929
Lateran Treaty: state created for Pope
Lateran Treaty: state created for Pope
Vatican City
Compensation to Vatican in Lateran Treaty
Compensation to Vatican in Lateran Treaty
£30 million
Fascist deputies initially (out of 535)
Fascist deputies initially (out of 535)
35
April 1924 election: Fascist victory %
April 1924 election: Fascist victory %
64%