Complex sentence: In 1926, the Fascist government attempted to have the Italian national flag redesigned by having the fasces, the symbol used by the Fascist movement, defacing the flag, however this was stopped by opposition to it by Italian monarchists.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1926, the Fascist government attempted to have the Italian national flag redesigned by having the fasces, the symbol used by the Fascist movement, defacing the flag. However this attempt by the Fascist government was stopped by opposition to it by Italian monarchists.