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Elections
Socialist parties were gaining support in Italy and in the 1919 elections it was the Socialist Party that gained the most votes. -
Creation of the fascist party
Benito Mussolini founds the Fascist Party, the Fascio di Combattimento. The Fascist Party, composed largely of war veterans, was vehemently anti-communist, and advocated the glorification of war, which they claimed displayed the nobility of the Italian soul. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in this date despite the fact that Germany had signed the armistice in November 11 of 1918. Vittorio Orlando attended the conference representing Italy. -
Speech in Pula
Mussolini gave a speech in Pula encouraging the destructiuon of the Slav race and the expansion of Italy's power. -
Fascists become popular
In the elections of May 1921, 35 fascists, including Mussolini, were elected to the Chamber of Deputies, representing about 250,000 official party members drawn mostly from the lower middle class. -
The March on Rome
The March on Rome was a coup d'état by which Mussolini's National Fascist Party came to power in Italy and ousted Prime Minister Luigi Facta -
Acerbo Law
The Acerbo law was applied in the elections, it consisted in transforming Italy into a single national constituency. -
An ultimatum for Mussolini
MVSN consuls met with Mussolini and gave him an ultimatum—crush the opposition or they would do so without him. Fearing a revolt by his own militants, Mussolini decided to drop all trappings of democracy. -
Mussolini speech
Mussolini made a truculent speech before the Chamber in which he took responsibility for squadristi violence. -
Mussolini, head of the government
A law passed on Christmas Eve changed Mussolini's formal title from "president of the Council of Ministers" to "head of the government". -
Slighlty wounded in the nose
Mussolini's influence in propaganda was such that he had surprisingly little opposition to suppress. Nonetheless, he was "slightly wounded in the nose" when he was shot by Violet Gibson, an Irish woman who was subsequently deported after her arrest. -
Attempt to shoot Mussolini
15-year-old Anteo Zamboni attempted to shoot Mussolini in Bologna. Zamboni was lynched on the spot. -
OVRA
The secret police of Italy was formed, it was controlled by Mussolini but under the lead of Arturo Bochinni. -
Concordat with the Vatican
A concordat with the Vatican was signed, the Lateran treaties, by which the Italian state was at last recognised by the Roman Catholic Church, and the independence of Vatican City was recognised by the Italian state. -
Women get the right to vote
General elections were held in Italy, the first in which women were allowed to vote. Following a parliamentary reform enacted by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, the elections were held in the form of a referendum.
