Fascism in Italy

Who was the leader of Fascist Italy?

• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin

When did Italian Fascists first come to power?

• 1920
• 1922
• 1935
• 1945

What was the name of the street-fighting group formed by Mussolini's Fascists?

• Brownshirts
• Redshirts
• Blackshirts
• Blueshirts

What was the significance of the "March on Rome"?

• It was a series of planned demonstrations that led to Mussolini becoming Prime Minister
• It was a march by the Fascists to conquer Rome and establish their rule
• It was a protest against Fascist rule in Italy
• It was a failed attempt by the Fascists to overthrow the government

What was the goal of Mussolini's youth groups in Fascist Italy?

• o promote violent masculinity
• To encourage girls to aspire only to traditional maternal roles
• To foster blind loyalty to the nation
• All of the above

How did Fascism in Italy differ from Nazism in Germany in terms of ethnic minorities?

• Fascism in Italy aimed for assimilation of non-Italians through Italianization
• Nazism in Germany allowed ethnic minorities to become Germans through re-education programs
• Fascism in Italy viewed ethnicity as largely a matter of culture, while Nazism in Germany viewed it as biological
• Both a) and c)

What brought race into focus as a Fascist concern in Italy?

• The war against Ethiopia in 1935
• The invasion of France in 1940
• The signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914

What was the outcome of Mussolini's attempts to create a totalitarian state in Italy?

• a) The Fascists were successful in establishing a totalitarian state in Italy
• b) Conservative and liberal elements within the state blocked most revolutionary goals of Fascism
• c) The Fascists achieved their vision of a totalitarian state only outside of Italy, in the arena of empire
• d) Mussolini compromised with other political parties to establish a one-party rule

What did the Fascists in Italy learn from their early success in the Po Valley?

• Violence was an effective political tool
• Socialism was one of their main political enemies
• The liberal government was weak and vulnerable to challenge
• All of the above

Who was the first fascist state to emerge in Europe between the two world wars?

• Italy
• Germany
• France
• Spain