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Rise of Fascism in Italy (1919-39) — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 11 · History

What Rise of Fascism in Italy (1919-39) covers in ICSE Class 11 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the ICSE Class 11 History syllabus.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 11 History · 2026-27

Topics in Rise of Fascism in Italy (1919-39)

1

Post-war Italy: why dissatisfaction grew

  • Unification of Italy was completed in 1870, but the new state remained weak economically and politically.
  • Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance, but when World War I began it remained neutral.
  • In 1915 Italy joined the Allied side after the Secret Treaty of London promised Trentino, Trieste, Northern Dalmatia, a sphere of influence in Asiatic Turkey, a war loan, and part of the war indemnity
2

Rise of Mussolini and the Fascist Party

  • Benito Mussolini founded the Italian Fascist Party in 1919.
  • The Fascists were called so because fasces meant a bundle of rods with a protruding axe, symbolising the authority of ancient Roman consuls.
  • The party had a Socialist and Republican programme at the beginning.
3

March on Rome and Mussolini's seizure of power

  • Facta, the last constitutional Premier of the old type, resigned on 27 October 1922.
  • After this, Mussolini decided to march on Rome.
  • Mussolini marched with 50,000 black shirts.
4

Domestic and economic policy under Mussolini

  • Mussolini's agricultural slogan was 'Battle of Wheat'.
  • The government tried to make Italy economically self-sufficient.
  • Iron and steel production doubled by 1930 under Mussolini's economic policy.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Rise of Fascism in Italy through post-war crisis, Mussolini's leadership, seizure of power, and authoritarian rule

Post-war discontentItalian unification and weaknessFirst World War and ItalyItalia IrredentaFailure of liberal governmentsRise of MussoliniRole of D'Annunzio and FiumeSupport for Fascism

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