Fascist Italy

SECTION 1 Why did Mussolini come to power in 1922? 1 How secure was Liberal Italy in 1914? 2 How great a challenge did the First World War and Socialism pose to the Liberal state? 3 Why was Mussolini, the Fascist leader, appointed Prime Minister of Italy in 1922? SECTION 2 How did Mussolini secure his regime? 4 How did Mussolini establish his dictatorship 1922-27? 5 Was Mussolini an all-powerful dictator? 6 How did Mussolini use propaganda to strengthen his regime? 7 How successful were Mussolini's economic policies? SECTION 3 How successful was Mussolini in creating a nation of Fascists? 8 Did Fascism capture the hearts and minds of the young? 9 Did Mussolini succeed in imposing Fascist values on women? 10 Fascism and Catholicism: rivals or collaborators? 11 How effective was Mussolini's radicalisation of the regime in the late 1930s? 12 How much opposition was there in Fascist Italy? 13 The South and the Mafia: case studies in Fascist control SECTION 4 How significant was Mussolini's foreign policy? 14 How successful was Mussolini's foreign policy 1922-39? 15 Why did Mussolini's regime lose the war and collapse? SECTION 5 An overview 16 Interpretations of Fascist Italy