REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: ACERBO LAW

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REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: ACERBO LAW


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ACERBO LAW IGCSE HISTORY REVISION

DEFINITION Acerbo Law was an electoral law that paved the way to Mussolini’s consolidation of power in 1923.

Question 1 What was Mussolini’s reasons for pushing ahead with this legislation?

Answer 1 To increase his power by gaining control of parliament and elections.

Question 2 State the main provision of the law.

Answer 2 The party that won the most votes in a national election gained two-thirds of the seats in the Italian parliament.

Question 3 For what was this law meant to pave the way?

Answer 3 The 1924 elections, during which the fascists used intimidation and ballot theft to secure the most parliamentary seats.

Question 4 What did Mussolini claim the result demonstrated?

Answer 4 Popular support for this party.

Important When the leader of the Italian socialists, Matteoti , was murdered a month after the election, Mussolini’s hold on power was cemented.