History A-Level
Party control and the PNF
What Party control and the PNF means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Party control and the PNF
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The PNF was brought under tighter control through the Fascist Grand Council and the militia, taming local squadristi.
Topics that use Party control and the PNF
- Paper 2, Option 2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 - 2 The rise of Mussolini and the creation of a fascist dictatorship, 1919–26 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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