History A-Level
Cult of Il Duce
What Cult of Il Duce means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Fascist propaganda presenting Mussolini as an infallible, dynamic leader to unify disparate groups.
The projection of Mussolini as an infallible, dynamic leader who would restore Roman glory.
Topics that use Cult of Il Duce
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Fascist society, 1926–1940 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Mussolini and the establishment of Fascist Italy, 1922–1926 (AQA A-Level)
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