mussolini gets something for having given something. part of the deal was that the church was to remain outside of politics. with church opposition out of the way, mussolini s fascist government flourishes. the treaty is a major step dictatorship. he was able to turn to a population that is largely catholic and show that, in fact, he s made peace with the spiritual leader of the church. while mussolini and the church mutually benefit from their peace in italy, adolf hitler is elected chancellor of germany and nazism becomes the law of the land. jews were a target almost immediately. january 30th, adolf hitler becomes chancellor of germany, the first anti-jewish law is