quotes - paper 2 and 3

• mussolini and mao - evans

  "Both Mussolini and Mao employed a combination of propaganda, suppression of dissent, and the establishment of a loyal paramilitary force to solidify their control."
• mussolini and mao - fest

  "Both leaders pursued policies aimed at transforming their societies, often at the expense of individual freedoms and human rights."
• mussolini and mao - kershaw

  "Mussolini relied on the King's appointment to become Prime Minister, whereas Mao's ascent was achieved through a revolutionary movement and the founding of the Chinese Communist Party."
• mussolini and mao - evans


  "Mussolini's consolidation of power was marked by the suppression of political parties and unions, as well as the establishment of a one-party system under the National Fascist Party."
• mussolini and mao - evans: '"Both Mussolini and Mao employed a combination of propaganda, suppression of dissent, and the establishment of a loyal paramilitary force to solidify their control."'
• mussolini and mao - fest: '"Both leaders pursued policies aimed at transforming their societies, often at the expense of individual freedoms and human rights."'
• mussolini and mao - kershaw: '"Mussolini relied on the King's appointment to become Prime Minister, whereas Mao's ascent was achieved through a revolutionary movement and the founding of the Chinese Communist Party."'
• mussolini and mao - evans: '"Mussolini's consolidation of power was marked by the suppression of political parties and unions, as well as the establishment of a one-party system under the National Fascist Party."'
• • Richard Bosworth, the march on Rome heralded a 'change in government to be achieved by negotiation at least as much as by naked violence'​
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• This resulted in social disorder and as Martin Clark argues, a “warlike society”. ​
• • Public Safety Law 1926 increase powers of arrest​
• Totalitarian State (Dennis Mack Smith) – “By trying to control everything, he ended up controlling very little