After being named Prime Minister in Oct 1922, Mussolini and the PNF's political prospects were bright. But they had not yet built a dictatorship. This episode examines how Mussolini dismantled Italian democracy once in power, highlighting some of the key cultural strategies the PNF used to amass power. Jump links:

 Intro (0:51)

How to Build a Dictatorship (3:41)

The Initial Fascist Government (15:33) 

Relations with the Church (25:03)

Power through Language and Image (33:18)

The 1934 World Cup (44:01)

War on Law: the Acerbo Law (52:20)

Italian Racism and Anti-Judaism (1:07:35)

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