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Mussolini: Good or Bad?!?!. Why Mussolini Was Good. Italian economy grew 16% while Mussolini was in power Different from Nazism Guaranteed minimum work hours to workers Restored stability of the state. Why Mussolini Was Good. Private property will be protected
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Why Mussolini Was Good • Italian economy grew 16% while Mussolini was in power • Different from Nazism • Guaranteed minimum work hours to workers • Restored stability of the state
Why Mussolini Was Good • Private property will be protected • Nationalism will be restored to the country • “Bring Italy back to the days of the Roman empire” • Stalled a Communist overhaul
Why Mussolini Was Bad • Associated with Adolph Hitler • Ruled by Terror & Fear in Italy • Silenced those who stood in Mussolini’s way • Did not let anyone teach anything he didn’t want taught
Why Mussolini Was Bad • Drove elected officials from office • Physically attacked his political opponents • Killed those that tried to stay in his way with the Blackshirts
So…. • Based on these notes, and also what you heard in class: • On your questions sheet that you will turn in, tell me in two sentences: • Was Mussolini a good or bad leader? Why?