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Mussolini:
Prime
Minister
to
Dictator
1922--8
Mussolini:
Prime
Minister
to
Dictator
1922--28
Information
Mussolini
was
appointed
Prime
Minister
in
October
1922
and
over
the
next
6
years
he
would:
SS? Increase
his
power
over
government,
parliament
and
the
Fascist
movement.
SS? Reform
election
law
to
guarantee
a
Fascist
majority
in
parliament.
SS? Create
a
dictatorship
(removing
free
election,
political
opposition
and
power
of
parliament).
Fascism
o Extreme
nationalism
o A
totalitarian
system
of
government
o One
party--state
Key
dates
Date
Event
Mussolini
appointed
Prime
Minister
Parliament
gave
Mussolini
the
right
to
rule
by
decree
for
12
months
Creation
of
the
Grand
Council
of
Fascism
strengthened
Mussolini's
control
of
Fascist
movement
1922
October
November
December
1923
January
July
Fascist
squads
turned
into
a
national
militia
Government
passed
the
Acerbo
Law,
changing
the
electoral
system
to
ensure
that
the
most
popular
party
was
guaranteed
a
majority
of
MPs
1924
April
June
July
First
general
election
with
Acerbo
Law
-
Fascist
majority
in
parliament
Murder
of
Matteotti,
a
leading
socialist
by
Fascist
thugs.
This
created
a
crisis
and
led
to
the
emergence
of
a
dictatorship
Press
censorship
introduced
1925
January
December
1926
January
Mussolini
announced
his
intentions
of
creating
a
dictatorship
Opposition
political
parties
banned
and
free
trade
unions
banned
Mussolini
gained
the
right
to
make
laws
without
needing
the
approval
of
Parliament
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