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Fascist policies

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One-party state with the Fascist Party as the only legal party
Suppression of opposition: opposition leaders imprisoned, exiled, or killed
Corporatism: economic organization through state-controlled corporations representing employers and workers (but really controlled by the state)
Cult of personality around Mussolini
Aggressive nationalism aimed at building an Italian empire ("Mare Nostrum," "our sea," in the Mediterranean)
Glorification of war as a vital expression of national strength
Reconciliation with the Catholic Church through the Lateran Accords (1929)