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10: Rise of Mussolini Pt. 4 - The Italian Fascist State

History of the Second World War

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The Propaganda of the Fascist Regime in Italy

The fascist regime would restructure schools so that it ended earlier for most students, with the majority reaching the end of their education at the age of 14. Music classes would sing fascist songs. Math was taught using fascist examples. At times, this propaganda was not even remotely subtle. One thing that is a bit surprising is the lack of public protest to what was happening. There were two main reasons for this. The first was the violence that was already being needed out to any who publicly disagreed with the regime. This reduced the popularity of public protests, but did not totally prevent them.

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