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Flashcards by samstevenson2014, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by samstevenson2014
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| Question | Answer |
| What did Fascists interfere a great deal in? | The economy |
| Especially after... | The 1930 Depression |
| Who was Minister for Finance up to 1925? | Albert de Stefani |
| What did he reduce? | Taxes and borrowing |
| How did this effect the economy? | It began a recovery |
| Why did Mussolini sack de Stefani? | He wanted to follow a policy of "self sufficiency" (autarky) |
| What did this mean? | Italy would produce all food and raw materials itself |
| What did this lead to? | A series of propaganda "battles" |
| What encouraged farmers to grow more grain? | The battle for grain |
| What encouraged Italians to continue farming? | The battle for land |
| What was it's main achievement? | The draining of the mosquito infested Pontine Marshes near Rome |
| What set exchange rate for Italy's currency very high? | The battle for the lire |
| How did this effect the economy? | It damaged it |
| What battle tried to increase population by giving bounties for babies? | The battle for births |
| Did it work? | No |
| What 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 |
| Why was there a quarrel between Italian government and the Church? | Italian government had took over Pope's territories in the 19th century |
| What did Mussolini do regarding the church? | Tried to appease the church by allowing Catholicism to be taught in schools |
| What happened with church-state relations in 1926? | Negotiations opened |
| What did this lead to? What year? | The Lateran Treaty signed in 1929 |
| What did both sides recognise? | The independence of the Vatican state and the Italian state |
| What did Italy pay? | Compensation to the Pope for the property it took in 1860-70 |
| Why did church state relations later deteriorate? | Mussolini tried to close down Catholic Action, an independent organisation |
| What did the Pope oppose? | Mussolini's anti-Jewish laws after his alliance with Hitler |
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