After World War I there was political turmoil in Italy, Fascism’s ability to adapt and change allowed it to survive and eventually this led to the rise in power. Mussolini realised that the only this that would appeal the masses in Italy was their fear of socialism. In 1921 the Fascist movement really began to pick speed and swept through much of Northern Italy willing enormous support from the the public. This led to Mussolini’s ‘March on Rome’ and his eventually …show more content…
The economy was further hindered by the next two attempts to revive it, there was the Battle for the Lira and the Battle for Grain. These attempts ultimately caused more harm than good, increasing the reduction of the standards of living, especially in the South. The third plan was the Battle of the Marshes designed to increase availability of agricultural land, and provide employment which proved Fascist dynamism. Mussolini also appealed to the men insisting that the woman’s place in society was the same as it always had been, at home. Mussolini also attempted to increase the Italian population to 60 million by 1950, he did this with the Battle for