The Rise of Fascism in Italy

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The paper discusses the rise of fascism, beginning in 1922 until its fall in 1943. The paper explains that in order for a fascist power to control Italy, there was a specific socio-economic environment that enabled it to flourish. It explains that after World War I, there was a growing tide of unemployment and depression, which created the environment that allowed fascism to be established and to spread throughout all of Italy. The paper details the rise of Mussolini. In conclusion, the writer explains that fascism obtained power not through revolution, but as a result of evolution - Italian fascism was opportunistic and spread to encompass those who opposed its rise.

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"The rise of Mussolini to the premiership in 1922 established the first wave of fascism's rise to power. His ascendancy to dictatorship in 1925 established the second wave of Italian fascism. This was achieved through passage of a law in 1925 that granted total power to Mussolini. Political opposition and free trade unions were outlawed. The free press was censored with its takeover by the fascist. Local government officials were now appointed instead of elected. Extension of the government's power of arrest and detention established a police state. This was coupled with the increase in the use of the death penalty, the creation of a special court for trying political 'crimes', and the establishment of a secret police force, the OVRA."

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