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WorksheetsMove to Global War: Italy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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 former Chancellor of Austria, Engelbert 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
Where is Wal Wal?
Libya
Abyssinia
Albania
Italy
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 lire
8 billion lire
16 billion lire
20 billion lire
How did Italian women show their support for the Abyssinian invasion?
Increase in the birth rate
Donated wedding rings
Enrolled in the forces
Went to work to produce more weapons
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?
The International Brigades
Hitler
The Republicans
The Nationalists
How many Italian troops were sent to Spain?
25,000
75,000
100,000
150,000
What was the Italian debt in the Spanish Civil War?
4 billion lire
8 billion lire
14 billion lire
20 billion lire
What secret understanding was reached in the ‘Rome-Berlin Axis’ of 1936?
That Germany was planning a war in three years’ time
That Germany would share raw materials with Italy
That Germany would expand in Eastern Europe and Italy around the Mediterranean
That Germany would help Mussolini to gain an Empire in Africa
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
Which of the following was NOT alleged to be an imitation of Hitler by Mussolini?
Roman Salute
Corporate State
Race Laws
Roman Step
Who asked Mussolini to be the mediator at the Munich Conference?
Chamberlain
Hitler
Daladier
No one, Mussolini suggested it himself
Which country did Italy invade in April 1939?
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Abyssinia
What was the name first proposed by Mussolini for the ‘Pact of Steel’?
War
Blood
Peace
Iron
How did Mussolini get out of the Pact of Steel agreement when war began in September 1939?
He said he didn’t know the war would be so soon
He said he wanted to join with Britain and France
He said Poland was not his concern
He asked for extra war supplies
When did Italy intervene in World War Two?
8 September 1939
11 November 1939
10 June 1940
22 June 1941
