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3.4 Economic policy and church-state relations
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- 1What did Fascists interfere a great deal in?The economy
- 2Especially after...The 1930 Depression
- 3Who was Minister for Finance up to 1925?Albert de Stefani
- 4What did he reduce?Taxes and borrowing
- 5How did this effect the economy?It began a recovery
- 6Why did Mussolini sack de Stefani?He wanted to follow a policy of
"self sufficiency"
(autarky) - 7What did this mean?Italy would produce all food and raw materials itself
- 8What did this lead to?A series of propaganda "battles"
- 9What encouraged farmers to grow more grain?The battle for grain
- 10What encouraged Italians to continue farming?The battle for land
- 11What was it's main achievement?The draining of the mosquito infested Pontine Marshes near Rome
- 12What set exchange rate for Italy's currency very high?The battle for the lire
- 13How did this effect the economy?It damaged it
- 14What battle tried to increase population by giving bounties for babies?The battle for births
- 15Did it work?No
- 16What did Mussolini do as part of his imperial policy in the 1930's? What did this do?Increased spending on armaments
Took money away from more socially useful projects - 17Why was there a quarrel between Italian government and the Church?Italian government had took over Pope's territories in the 19th century
- 18What did Mussolini do regarding the church?Tried to appease the church by allowing Catholicism to be taught in schools
- 19What happened with church-state relations in 1926?Negotiations opened
- 20What did this lead to? What year?The Lateran Treaty signed in 1929
- 21What did both sides recognise?The independence of the Vatican state and the Italian state
- 22What did Italy pay?Compensation to the Pope for the property it took in 1860-70
- 23Why did church state relations later deteriorate?Mussolini tried to close down
Catholic Action,
an independent organisation - 24What did the Pope oppose?Mussolini's anti-Jewish laws after his alliance with Hitler
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