Mussolini's Italy (1925-1943)

Stage 1: Consolidation of Mussolini's Government 1922-1924:

• Exercised strong government, within the existing system
• Dissapointed the hopes of Radicals for a full facist revolution

Stage 2: The Creation of dictatorship 1925-1927:

• Mussolini set up his own dictatorship as Duce, rather than giving power to the facist party.

Stage 3: Consensus: The development of the corporative state 1929-1935:

• He gained great popularity as a result of an agreement with the church
• Claimed his new corporative state was the ideal form of government

Stage 4: Radicalisation and decline 1936 -1945:

• He adopted more radical domestic and foreign policies
• Failure in war from 1940 increased discontent and lead to his eventual overthrow  in 1943.

• Head of government (1922-1943)
• Foreign Minister (1922-29, 1932-36, 1943)
• Interior Minister ( 1922-1924)
• Minister for colonies (1924, 1928-29, 1935-36, 1937-39)
• Minister for war ( 1925-29, 1933-43)
• Minister for navy ( 1925-29, 1933-43)
• Minister for the Airforce ( 1925-29, 1933-43)
• Minister for public works (1929)
• Minister for corporations ( 1926-29, 1932-36)