History A-Level
The Matteotti crisis and the transition to dictatorship
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After the socialist deputy's murder in 1924, Mussolini claimed responsibility in his 1925 speech and moved to repression, creating the legal framework of dictatorship.
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- 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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