After being named Prime Minister in Oct 1922, Mussolini and the PNF's political prospects were bright. But they had not yet built a dictatorship. This episode examines how Mussolini dismantled Italian democracy once in power, highlighting some of the key cultural strategies the PNF used to amass power. Jump links:
Intro (0:51)
How to Build a Dictatorship (3:41)
The Initial Fascist Government (15:33)
Relations with the Church (25:03)
Power through Language and Image (33:18)
The 1934 World Cup (44:01)
War on Law: the Acerbo Law (52:20)
Italian Racism and Anti-Judaism (1:07:35)
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