Mussolini - Key dates and events 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryItaly - 19th and 20th centuryASOCR Created by: Amy CockingCreated on: 22-03-13 18:38 Name a cultural problem Loads of different dialects, different currencies 1 of 37 Give 3 political weaknesses politicians were middle class and didnt represent the masses, no clearly defined parties and only elites could vote 2 of 37 How many prime ministers were there in 52 years? 29 3 of 37 Give 3 economic weaknesses Hight debt therefore high tax on poor, internal tariffs, underdeveloped industry and agriculture 4 of 37 Problems with the north south divide industrialised north - poor south, lack of communication, malaria in the south, no education in the south 5 of 37 Oppostion Parties Catholics, Socialists, Nationalists 6 of 37 What percentage of the population was Catholic? 90% 7 of 37 What did the Socailists promise? An 8 hour day, womens rights, better working conditions 8 of 37 What did the Nationalists want? An agressive foreign policy,higher military spending, and Italy to be seen as a great power 9 of 37 What did Giolitti try to do to satisfy the Nationalists? Attacked Libya in 1911, whilst victorious, caused more debt 10 of 37 What did Giolitti do to satisfy the Socialists? Rose wages, insurance and pension schemes introduced, make industrial disputes more neutral 11 of 37 Which treaty promised Italy land if they entered WW1? Treaty of London 1915 12 of 37 Which city did D'Annunzio seize and when? Fiume in 1919 13 of 37 What was the mutilated victory? When italy came out of the war having lost more than they gained and they didnt recieve the land they were promised at the treaty of london 14 of 37 What was the treaty called that gave the Italians a mutilated victory? The Treaty of St Germain, 1919 15 of 37 What does Biennio Rosso mean and when was it? The 2 red years, from 1919-1920 16 of 37 Give 5 of D'Annunzio's ideologys or symbols Black shirts, speeches from a balcony, roman salute, the use of castor oil to humiliate opponents and war cries 17 of 37 who formed a coalition in 1919 after the election the Liberals and the Catholics 18 of 37 in 1919 were the fascists a left or right wing party? left wing 19 of 37 In 1921 were the Fascists a left or right wing party and who did they appeal to? Right wing and they appealed to the nationalists 20 of 37 What groups of people supported Fascism? Ex soldiers, the petty bourgeosie, nationalists and the elite 21 of 37 When was the March on Rome/ October 1922 22 of 37 Who did Mussolini need to control when he was in power? squadristi, socialists, catholics, the press, the king and the south of Italy 23 of 37 what was the Acerbo law? it changed the proportional representation system and meant that a party who recieved 25% of the votes would get 2 thirds of the seats 24 of 37 What effect did the Acerbo law have on the 1924 election? it secured mussolinis place in governement and gave the fascists most of the seats 25 of 37 When was the Matteotti crisis? 1924 26 of 37 what was the Rocco law? it prevented strikes 27 of 37 what effect did the Lateran pact have? it restored relations with the catholic church 28 of 37 What was the rule by personal decree? it limits the kings power and therefore mussolini has more control 29 of 37 what does autarky mean? self sufficiency 30 of 37 what were mussolini's social aims? to prepare for war, create a nation of strong Fascists, consolidate support, create loyal followers 31 of 37 What were mussolinis foreign poilcy aims? to expand in to the medeterranean, to spread fascism, to make italy 'great respected and feared' to gain an empire and to expand in to the balkans 32 of 37 When was the Libya war? from 1912-1932 33 of 37 what was the Kellogg-Briand pact in 1928, signed by many countries stating to war would occur in Europe 34 of 37 what was the Stresa front? in 1935, Italy France and Britian protested against germanys rearmament 35 of 37 What was the pact of steel? in 1939, italy and germany made a pact to help each other in the event of a war 36 of 37 what did Italy do when the war came? they initially remained neutral, angering hitler 37 of 37
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