Italy in the Interwar Years: From Liberalism to Fascism (1918-24)

This lesson includes a comprehensive outline of the rise of Mussolini. It includes activities, a comprehensive powerpoint, videos and readings.
Links to videos, activities and readings are all found in the Powerpoint in speakers notes with associated slides.

This powerpoint presentation was created for the IB standards and includes the following topics:

1. What was the condition of Italy before 1918?
2. Italian Politics and the Impact of trasformismo
3. Political Disunity Intensified by Papacy
4. Regional and Class Divisions
5. Terra Irredenta
6. What were the main problems affecting Italy in the years 1918-22?
7. What political factors aided the rise of Mussolini’s Fascist Party, 1019-20?
8. What is Fascism?
9. How did Mussolini become prime minister in 1922?
10. Mussolini becomes prime minister

Activities Include:

1. Chart Paper Activity
2. Key Term Review
3. Source Analysis: Why did Mussolini Rise?
4. Worksheet: Compare/Contrast – Mussolini/Franco – Methods/Conditions
5. Group work: Group Jigsaw Reading/Presentation
6. Condition vs Method - Rise to Power (throughout the Powerpoint)
7. Video: Electroal Process
8. Video: Mussolini Rise to Power
9. Timeline Activity