Foreign policy - Mussolini

"My objective is simple. I want to make Italy ....., ..... and ....."

• strong, respected and maintained

• great, respected and feared

• Independent, original and big

• feared, strong, and independent

How many objectives did Mussolini have for the foreign policies ?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 7

Mussolini aimed to extend Italian influence in...

• Spain, France and the Balkans

• Germany, Hungary, and The Mediterranean

• Africa, Spain, and the Balkans

• The Mediterranean, the Balkans and Africa.

What is Mussolini's fascist ideology ?

• Believed in a multiple-party, democratic control of the nation and its economy

• Believed in a one-party, totalitarian control of the nation and its social status

• Believed in a multiple-party, Liberal control of the nation and its social status

• Believed in a one-party, totalitarian control of the nation and its economy

Why did Italy invade Albania ?

• Rather meaningless, and just to emulate Hitler's success.

• In order to have a bigger country, and over come Hitler

• To exploit its mineral resources for the country's benefits

• To help consolidate power and hold his position.

War would forge a strong nation, turn Italy into a major power and recreate the glories of the Roman Empire

• True

• False

Why did Mussolini gain dominance over the Mediterranean ?

• To establish a strong economical status

• To establish a modern Roman empire

• To create a bigger land

• To make Italy great, respected, and feared.

What was the outcome of Mussolini taking over Abyssinia ?

• Very beneficial for the economy of Italy

• A huge cost for the country

• Helped Italy gain resources and materials

• Land that expanded his territory

What were the causes that Mussolini invaded Abyssinia ? (Select the correct ones) Part 1

• Sanctions were applied to Italy by the League of Nations

• Hitler had given him the opportunity to invade Abyssinia

• Mussolini was becoming unpopular in Italy

• Britain and France would not allow oil to be included in the sanctions

• Britain and France offered to help invade Abyssinia

What were the causes that Mussolini invaded Abyssinia ? (Select the correct ones) Part 2

• He wanted to revive ideas about the Roman Empire

• Britain and France offered the Hoare-Laval Pact to Mussolini

• He wanted to show dominance to the other leading countries

• He believed that it would be an easy target

• He wanted revenge for the battle of Adowa in 1895