Mussolini, PHS

Check ALL 3 that apply! Before Mussolini came to power, there was....

• High Inflation (when products cost too much)
• WWII just started (Germany just attacked Belgium)
• Industrial workers and peasants were striking and taking over property from middle class
• A dictator in place (the king had just died)
• Unemployment was very high (many people were out of work)

How did King Victor Emmanuel respond to the March on Rome (the 30k man march)?

• Ran away from Italy
• Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts
• Called for a civil war to be fought
• Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

How did the blackshirts restore law and order?

• Spoke to the offenders
• Used violence to stop striking workers and attacked communists
• Ran for political office to create new laws

What type of government is described by the term "fascism" ?

• A) A government where multiple parties share power equally.
• B) A government where power is distributed among citizens.
• C) A government where one person or group has complete power and individual freedom is not allowed.
• D) A government that operates primarily through elected representatives.

What title did Mussolini give himself?

• Prime Minister
• The Fuhrer
• Il Duce
• President

What does the term "militia" mean?

• A) A formal army established by the government
• B) Groups of armed citizens
• C) A type of government
• D) A peace negotiation group

What does the term Regime mean?

• a type of government or leadership
• a leader who has absolute power or controls too much
• a state where the government wants to control the opinions views and feelings of the people
• political group created by Benito Mussolini
• a political philosophy that glorifies the state over the people and has a dictator

What does the term fascism mean?

• a leader who has absolute power or controls too much
• a state where the government wants to control the opinions views and feelings of the people
• political group created by Benito Mussolini
• a political philosophy that glorifies the state over the people and has a dictator

What does the term Fascio de Combattimento mean?

• a leader who has absolute power or controls too much
• a state where the government wants to control the opinions views and feelings of the people
• political group created by Benito Mussolini
• a political philosophy that glorifies the state over the people and has a dictator

What does the term Totalitarian State mean?

• a leader who has absolute power or controls too much
• a state where the government wants to control the opinions views and feelings of the people
• political group created by Benito Mussolini
• a political philosophy that glorifies the state over the people and has a dictator