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Flashcards by samstevenson2014, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Who's side did the Italians join for WW2 in 1915? | The Allies |
| What two places did France and Britain promise them? | Tyrol and Dalmatia |
| Why did Italian nationalists resent Italy's gains? | At the Paris Peace Conference, Allies would only give South Tyrol and North Dalmatia |
| How high did inflation cause Italy's prices to go up after the war? | 600% |
| Who did workers and landless peasants join? | Communist Party |
| What did Nationalists and ex-soldiers form? Why? | Gangs To fight the communists |
| How many people were killed in riots between 1919 and 1922? | Over 300 |
| What encouraged Italians seek a strong leader? | Five coalition governments' failure to make hard decisions for peace |
| Who was Mussolini? | A former socialist and soldier |
| What did he organise ex-soldiers into? | Gang known as the Fascio di Combattimento |
| What was the uniform? | Black shirts |
| How was Mussolini regarded by the people? | "An Italian nationalist opposed to communism" |
| What did he set up with similar groups in 1921? | The Fascist Party |
| Why did he switch to supporting the Church? | Because it was popular |
| How many seats did the Fascist Party win in the 1921 election? | 35 seats |
| Which type of workers did Fascist gangs terrorise? | Trade Union workers |
| Who despised Mussolini? | Old established politicians |
| What did he do on October 1922? | Threatened that 50,000 Blackshirts would "march on Rome" to demand Fascist Party be included in government |
| Who was the King? How did he react? | King Victor Emmanuel Fearful of communism, he invited Mussolini to form a coalition and become Prime Minister |
| What did Fascists then do? | March on Rome |
| What did Mussolini destroy between 1922 and 1926? | Italian democracy |
| What did he bring in in 1923? | Acerbo Law to change the electoral system |
| What did this mean? | The party with the most votes would automatically get 66% of seats in Assembly |
| What did the Fascists do? | Intimidated other parties brutally, mainly Socialists |
| What did Mussolini change government from and into? | Democracy to dictatorship |
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