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Question 1 of 18

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Which of the following were a result of the Lateran Pact?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The creation of an independent Vatican State

  • Making Catholicism official Italian religeon

  • Pope was economically compensated for the loss of territories in 1870

  • Ensured that Fascists could ultimatly obtain majority

  • That the most popular political party would automatically obtain two-thirds of parliamentary seats.

  • The arrest of thousands of polticial opponents

  • The abolishment of trade unions

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Question 2 of 18

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was an important Italian artistic movement in 190. It represented a passion for industrial progress. The artist Filippo T. Marinetti wanted to be the visual representation of Fascism.

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Question 3 of 18

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What was Cinecitta?

Select one of the following:

  • Mussolini's inaugurated Italian version of Hollywood

  • An art movement designed to represent Fascism

  • A film festival held in Venice

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Question 4 of 18

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1926 Mussolini ruled by , and therefore he no longer needed to respond to parliament.

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Question 5 of 18

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Match the following with their dates, aims, effects etc.:
The Locarno Pact:
- 19
- A series of treaties signed by France, Germany, Britain,
- Included Mutual Guarantee with
- Did not include a guaranteed definition of eastern frontiers
- Which his diplomatic triumph

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    25
    24
    23
    Belgium, and Italy
    USA, and Belgium
    USA, and Italy
    Italy and Britain
    Italy and France
    Italy and Germany
    Germany's
    Italy's
    Britain's
    lessened
    increased

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Question 6 of 18

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Background of Foreign policy in Fiume 1924

Fiume was a free city between and Italy. It was mainly speaking which is why felt they had a claim to it. In and nationalist supporters occupied Fiume in the name of Italy. This was until when they were removed by the Prime Minister; .

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    Italian
    German
    English
    1919
    1924
    1923
    1925
    1920
    1921
    1922
    Giovanni Giolitti
    Marshal Pietro Badogolio
    Filippo T. Marinetti
    Gabriele D'Annunzio
    Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavian
    Italians
    Germans
    Yugoslavians
    Americans
    Vatican City
    Austria
    France
    French
    the French

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Question 7 of 18

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In the invasion of Fiume, Mussolini invaded under the pretext that...

Select one of the following:

  • it's Italian population was in danger.

  • Fiume belonged to Italy.

  • Italy needed more resources.

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Question 8 of 18

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Mussolini's foreign policy in Fiume was a success and helped Mussolini's publicity.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 9 of 18

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Chose the correct words/dates for each of these statements about German-Italian relation pacts.

1936; - was an understanding of friendship between Germany and Italy
1937; - was against and formed between Germany, Japan and then Italy.
1939; of was a full military alliance between Mussolini and Hitler

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Question 10 of 18

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The Corfu Incident was a foreign policy aim that greatly increased Mussolini's positive image.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 11 of 18

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In 1923 Mussolini blamed who for the murder of Italian diplomats at the Greek-Albanian border?

Select one of the following:

  • Greece

  • France

  • Bolshevists

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Question 12 of 18

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Chose the correct words for the following sentences about the Battle for Grain.

The Battle for Grain, in ( 1925, 1924, 1923, 1926 ), aimed at making Italy more self-sufficient in agriculture by;
- ( reducing, increasing ) the ( import, export ) of wheat and cereal
- dedicating ( more, less ) land to grain production
- investing ( more, less ) into the mechanization of farming
- Making land that was for olives and citrus into land for wheat

It resulted in:
- The ( North, South ) getting an increase in the mechanization of farming. (But the ( South, North ) did not.)
- The exports of traditional Italian products being ( dropped, increased )
- ( Some, No ) self-sufficiency of wheat production in Italy (( 1931, 1925, 1924, 1928 ))

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Question 13 of 18

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Which of the following domestic/economic policies was responsible for the following?

The draining of marshes and swamps.
(Hint is below)

HINT: Occurred in 1926

Select one of the following:

  • The Battle for Land

  • The Battle for Grain

  • The Battle for Lira

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Question 14 of 18

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Which of the following are true for the Battle of Lira?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Lira increased in value

  • Lira decreased in value

  • New exchange rates benifited

  • New exchange rates suffered

  • Exports suffered

  • Exports benefited

  • There was a decline in Tourism

  • There was an increase in Tourism

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Question 15 of 18

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The of Births occured in 1927 and aimed to develop a new for Italian industrialized products. Mussolini wanted to population to go from 40 million to million. Mussolini therefore announced new legislation and a new system to reward families and penalize bachelors. Propaganda began to target s roles as house and .

The Battle for Births did not accomplish much except for a slight growth in population which however could be credited to olicism.

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Question 16 of 18

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The Battle over the Southern Problem promised rapid ization of the South.

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Question 17 of 18

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Which of the following is true about 'The Battle over the Southern Problem'?

Select one or more of the following:

  • There was some land redistribution

  • There was no land redistribution

  • Solved much of the social inequality (less poverty)

  • Did not solve social inequality (poverty remained the same)

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Question 18 of 18

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In 1920, after the Battle over the Southern Problem, ( 87, 67, 37 )% of peasants owned ( 13, 23, 1 )% of the land.

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