Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
Suggestions for you
Social Studies
11th -
12thgrade
Assignment 23 Impact of Fascism on Italian Foreign Policy
10 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct term for this definition?
This was a Catholic political party founded by a Catholic priest in 1919 in order to oppose the Italian Socialist party. It advocated social reforms such as women's suffrage and the creation of a welfare state. It received 20.5 % of the vote in 1919 and 10.4% in 1921, making it the second largest party in the Italian Parliament. It split in 1924 into pro and anti-fascist factions. The anti-fascist branch dissolved in 1926.
PSI
PPI
Nationalist Opposition
Fascio di combattimento
None of the above.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What part of "Italia Irredente" is shown on this map?
Corsica
Nice and Savoy
South Tyrol
Trentino
None of the above.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What part of Italia Irredente is shown on this map?
Gorizia
Istria
Fiume
Ionian Islands
None of the above.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What part of Italia Irredente is shown on this map?
Gorizia
Istria
Fiume
Ionian Islands
None of the above.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the correct term for this definition?
This 1918 battle was a decisive victory for Italy over Austria-Hungary, about the only one she achieved during the First World War. This made nationalists proud and led Italians to expect generous treatment in the peace settlement.
Battle of Adowa
Battle of Caporetto
Battle of Vittorio-Veneto
Battle of Monte Cassino
None of the above.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What percentage of the Italian population was killed in World War I/?
1.91-2.23%
1.62-1.94%
2.95-3.49%
4.29-4.39
3.38-4.32
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the definition for this term:
This was organized by Italian socialists and communists in August 1922 to protest at the political violence of the fascists. This backfired. Armed gangs of fascists took over the running of essential services, improving their reputation. This action by the socialists only reinforced many Italians' impression that their country needed strong leadership.
Fiume Affair
Biennio Rosso
General Strike
March on Rome
None of the above.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the definition for this term:
This refers to the years 1919-1920, the "Two Red Years". During this time, Italian socialists tried to start a communist revolution. Fear of this helped to cause anti-communists to support Mussolini.
Fiume Affair
Biennio Rosso
General Strike
March on Rome
None of the above.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which weakness of Liberal Italy is described in this definition:
This was a weakness of Liberal Italy. During the unification of Italy, most of the Papal States had been conquered by the forces of unification. The pope responded by refusing to recognize the new country and refusing to leave the Vatican. This situation angered many religious people. Until 1914, they were urged not to vote. Italian Liberals and Socialists often expressed hostile attitudes to religion and took steps to limit its power.
Lack of national identity
The Catholic Church
Working Class Protest
Nationalist Oppositiom
None of the above.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which weakness of Liberal Italy is described in this definition:
This term refers to the "unredeemed lands" which Italian nationalists believed should be part of Italy. These included:
- Corsica, Nice and Savoy (all in France);
- Italian Switzerland
- South Tyrol, Trentino, Trieste, Gorizia, Istria, Dalmatia and Fiume (All in Austria-Hungary until 1918, split between Italy and Yugoslavia after that)
- The Ionian Islands (Greece)
- Malta (British)
Lack of national identity
The Catholic Church
Working Class Protest
Nationalist Oppositiom
None of the above.
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags