March on Rome

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The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
fascist uprising
political event
cause fear of socialism and communism in Italy
political instability in post–World War I Italy
weakness of Italian liberal governments
country Kingdom of Italy
endDate 1922-10-31
followedBy Acerbo Law
establishment of one-party fascist state in Italy
hasEffect consolidation of Mussolini’s power
erosion of democratic institutions in Italy
suppression of political opposition in Italy
ideology Italian Fascism
authoritarian nationalism
leader Benito Mussolini
location Italy
Rome
method mass mobilization of fascist squads
threat of armed insurrection
use of paramilitary violence
opposedBy Italian socialist parties
Italian trade unions
some liberal politicians
organizedBy Italian Fascists
National Fascist Party
participant Blackshirts
Italian Army
Italian Fascist Party militants
Italian police forces
King Victor Emmanuel III
politicalContext interwar period
post–World War I Europe
precededBy Biennio Rosso
rise of Italian Fascism
result Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
beginning of fascist rule in Italy
collapse of liberal government in Italy
establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy
significantPerson Benito Mussolini
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Emilio De Bono
Italo Balbo
King Victor Emmanuel III
Michele Bianchi
significantPlace Marche region
Milan
Naples
Perugia
startDate 1922-10-27
year 1922


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