asc ist ▁resistance ▁movements ▁in ▁Europe . ▁It ▁was ▁active ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Mon archy ▁was ▁a ▁multi - n ational ▁emp ire , ▁which ▁allowed ▁a ▁relatively ▁large ▁degree ▁of ▁cultural ▁aut onomy ▁to ▁the ▁different ▁pe op les ▁and ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁Italy ▁was ▁a ▁nation ▁state , ▁and ▁its ▁govern ments ▁had ▁little ▁intention ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁separate ▁national ▁movements ▁and ▁ident ities ▁on ▁its ▁territ ories . ▁Iss ues ▁regarding ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁Cro at ian ▁languages ▁in ▁public ▁administration ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁educational ▁system , ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁point ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁the ▁Italian ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁Cro at ▁minor ities . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁movement ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁anti - S lav ic ▁policies ▁were ▁enfor ced ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Italian ization . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁Cro at ▁languages ▁in ▁all ▁public ▁offices , ▁including ▁post ▁offices ▁and ▁means ▁of ▁public ▁transport , ▁was ▁prohib ited . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Gent ile ▁reform ▁declared ▁Italian ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁language ▁of ▁public ▁education ; ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁all ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁Cro at ▁schools , ▁including ▁private ▁ones , ▁were ▁closed ▁down . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ,