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Master Mussolini: Test Your Knowledge

Put your knowledge of Benito Mussolini and his era to the test with this engaging quiz! Dive deep into the complexities of Italian Fascism, Mussolini's foreign policies, and pivotal historical events during his reign. Perfect for history buffs and students alike.

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What did Mussolini describe in 1922 as ‘the true test of nationhood and manhood’?

Sport

War

Fatherhood

Wealth

What did Mussolini believe was necessary in order for Italy to become a ‘great power’?

Raw materials

Military might

Unity

Access to the ocean

What change to the Paris Peace Treaties did Mussolini achieve in 1924?

Fiume

Reparations

Colonies

War guilt

What agreement did Mussolini sign in 1928?

Kellogg Briand Pact

Locarno Pact

Four Power Pact

Treaty of Rome

When Hitler came to power in 1933, what did Fascist and Nazi ideologies NOT have in common?

Militarism

Racial theory

Nationalism

Authoritarianism

How did Mussolini respond to the murder of Dollfuss in Austria in 1934?

A conference with Hitler

Did nothing

Made a speech denouncing it

Sent troops to the border

What agreement did Mussolini make with Britain and France in 1935?

Four Power Pact

Hoare-Laval Pact

Stresa Front

Munich Treaty

In which year had the Italian forces been defeated by Abyssinia at Adowa?

1848

1870

1896

1911

How many men were used in the invasion of Abyssinia?

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

Who was declared Emperor of Italian Territories in East Africa’?

Mussolini

King Victor Emmanuel III

Haile Selassie

General Badoglio

How much was the budget deficit in Italy after the Abyssinian invasion?

2 billion Lira

6 billion Lira

8 billion Lira

16 billion Lira

What was the response of the League of Nations to the Abyssinian invasion?

No response

Expressed disapproval

Limited trade sanctions

Military sanctions

Who did Mussolini support in the Spanish Civil War?

International Brigades

Hitler

Republicans

Nationalists

How many Italian troops were sent to Spain?

25,000

50,000

75,000

100,000

What was the Italian debt in this war?

10 billion Lira

12 billion Lira

14 billion Lira

16 billion Lira

What was the secret agreement made in the Rome Berlin Axis in 1936?

Neither side would fight a war for 3 years

Mediterranean for Italy and Eastern Europe for Germany

Share raw materials

Germany would help Italy get an African empire

What did Hitler do in March 1938 without telling Mussolini?

Renounce the Rome-Berlin Axis

Union with Austria

Make a treaty with Stalin

Double his air force

Who asked Mussolini to be the mediator at the Munich Conference?

Chamberlain

Mussolini

Daladier

Hitler

Which country did Italy invade in April 1939?

Greece

Yugoslavia

Albania

Abyssinia

How did Mussolini get out of the Pact of Steel agreement when war began in September 1939?

He said he didn't war was so soon

He said he didn't care about Poland

He was going to ally with Britain

He needed war supplies first from Germany

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