Domestic policies of Mussolini
I was thinking for sometime and well, decided to include a once weekly essay focused article…
Looking at what should I start writing about, it seems that one of the essays I wrote on my previous blog was quite well visited according to the statistics on my old blog… So for a start, I’ll be posting or writing some of the History Essays I did, or what some of my friends did in my secondary school.
A note to those friends whose essay I took, since I can’t remember who wrote what, if you do want to claim ownership to some content and want it removed, email me.
I’ll start with an essay I know I wrote… so here’s the 1st in the essay series:
Domestic policies of Mussolini
The domestic policies of Mussolini can be divided into three parts, political, economic and social.
His political policies aimed to help him consolidate his power. Mussolini, as a prime minister of a coalition government, did not have full control as there were only 35 fascists. He had to exercise moderation and seek cooperation to entrench power. Mussolini formed a government that would please most people with only 4 out of 14 people were fascist. He kept all important posts for himself like home affairs. In his first speech, he threatened to disband parliament if members did not cooperate and even went on to ask for full power for a year. Parliament consented to his request. Thus, this became a basis for his power.
The Fascist Grand Council was formed in 1923, a ruling body of the fascist party controlled by Mussolini. The members were appointed by Mussolini and the council and the council became more important, making all decisions, rendering the government inactive.
The police was totally replaced by the Fascist, and came under Mussolini’s direct control. They arrested political opponents and did not take action against acts of violence by MSVN, a new militia created from the quadri, Mussolini’s private army.
There was effective suppression of opposition as political opponents were…
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