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3.2 Emergence of Italian Fascism
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- 1Who's side did the Italians join for WW2 in 1915?The Allies
- 2What two places did France and Britain promise them?Tyrol and Dalmatia
- 3Why did Italian nationalists resent Italy's gains?At the Paris Peace Conference, Allies would only give South Tyrol and North Dalmatia
- 4How high did inflation cause Italy's prices to go up after the war?600%
- 5Who did workers and landless peasants join?Communist Party
- 6What did Nationalists and ex-soldiers form? Why?Gangs
To fight the communists - 7How many people were killed in riots between 1919 and 1922?Over 300
- 8What encouraged Italians seek a strong leader?Five coalition governments' failure to make hard decisions for peace
- 9Who was Mussolini?A former socialist and soldier
- 10What did he organise ex-soldiers into?Gang known as the
Fascio di Combattimento - 11What was the uniform?Black shirts
- 12How was Mussolini regarded by the people?"An Italian nationalist opposed to communism"
- 13What did he set up with similar groups in 1921?The Fascist Party
- 14Why did he switch to supporting the Church?Because it was popular
- 15How many seats did the Fascist Party win in the 1921 election?35 seats
- 16Which type of workers did Fascist gangs terrorise?Trade Union workers
- 17Who despised Mussolini?Old established politicians
- 18What did he do on October 1922?Threatened that 50,000 Blackshirts would "march on Rome" to demand Fascist Party be included in government
- 19Who was the King? How did he react?King Victor Emmanuel
Fearful of communism, he invited Mussolini to form a coalition and become Prime Minister - 20What did Fascists then do?March on Rome
- 21What did Mussolini destroy between 1922 and 1926?Italian democracy
- 22What did he bring in in 1923?Acerbo Law to change the electoral system
- 23What did this mean?The party with the most votes would automatically get 66% of seats in Assembly
- 24What did the Fascists do?Intimidated other parties brutally, mainly Socialists
- 25What did Mussolini change government from and into?Democracy to dictatorship
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