Q: How important were the Lateran Treaties of 1929 between the Italian State and the Papacy in consolidating Mussolini's hold on power in Italy? Answer: In February 1929, the Lateran Pact restored relations between the Catholic Church and the Italian State, doing much to secure wider acceptance of Mussolini's rule. By 1929, Mussolini's dictatorship was in place and was reinforced by supporting repressive legislation. In purely political terms it did not progress far after that date, and the …
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…than the Lateran Treaties, although the Lateran Treaties enabled Mussolini to look popular with the Italian people and gave him a huge boost for his image and popularity. Drawing to a finalised conclusion it can be noted that the Lateran Treaties most certainly helped consolidate Mussolini's hold on power, although it is important to realise that there were many other ways which assisted Mussolini to retain power in Italy, and a few have been explained.