Mussolini

MUSSOLINI CONSOLIDATES HIS POWER

  • A new government

  • The nationalists joined the facist party

    The nationalists joined the facist party
  • The acerbo law

    The acerbo law
    This consisted on a law that stated that the facist party would be given two thirds of the seats in the parliament
  • The increase of the facist representation in the parliament

    increased from 7% to 66% after a campaign of intimidation
  • Assassination of a liberal by facists

    Assassination of a liberal by facists
    Giacomo Matteoti was murdered by a ex-squadristi facists
  • Gaining almost all control

    Now the Law on powers of head of government gave Mussolini significant power
  • Mussolini establishes himself as the leader of Italy

    Mussolini establishes himself as the leader of Italy
    after a revolution Benito moved to name himself "ll duce' in italian