https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz Newspaper editor and politician, Benito Mussolini, otherwise known as Il Duce, boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. He founded the first Fascist Party shortly after WWI in 1919. en-us 2020-02-03 14:52:43 UTC 2025-11-09 22:04:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/455092334/726692d43f3a45bba07ca71f9fafcae0/download_1.jpg japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440637039 Mussolini was originally a newspaper editor and was apart of several newspapers. Once he gained power over Italy, he made himself "Editor-in-Chief" and censored edited all newspapers to make his image more positive.]]> 2020-02-04 22:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440637039 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440638841 To gain the support of the people, Mussolini had to gain support of the Catholic Church. He originally had a common law marriage but remarried in the Catholic Church. This intertwined Il Duce and the Church, allowing him to increase their salaries, bribing them and gaining support.]]> 2020-02-04 22:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440638841 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440639318 To keep support in for himself, Mussolini outlawed other political parties and used his Black Shirts to threaten and abuse members of other parties. He placed corrupt officials in parliament to keep himself in power, through bribes. ]]> 2020-02-04 22:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440639318 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440642391 Italy's economy was slowly worsening. Inflation was making money worthless and unemployment was rampant. One of Mussolini's points during campaign was to revive the economy.]]> 2020-02-04 22:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440642391 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440724046 The aristocracy and the industrial leaders began to fear communism and socialism that had started to enter Italy. Mussolini preyed on this fear by attacking them with his Black Shirts, to gain the support of the middle class. ]]> 2020-02-05 03:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440724046 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440726196 To restore Italy to its former glory, Mussolini created a state of hyper-nationalism. He stood next to figures of Julius Cesar, spoke about regaining the former power of the Roman Empire, and used tactics like sexism and anti-semitism to turn Italy into a state of hyper-nationalism.]]> 2020-02-05 03:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440726196 japais https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440727237 Besides outlawing all other political parties besides the fascist party, Mussolini organized the teaching of fascism in school. He indoctrinated the children into believing in fascism as the one and only option.]]> 2020-02-05 03:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/japais/z91rld2beyiz/wish/440727237