History A-Level
The monarchy's role in Mussolini's appointment
What The monarchy's role in Mussolini's appointment means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Victor Emmanuel III refused to sign the state of siege and instead invited Mussolini to form a ministry on 29 October.
Topics that use The monarchy's role in Mussolini's appointment
- 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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