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Mussolini's policies

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was put in charge of economic policy between 1922 and 1925?

a)

Alfredo Rocco

b)

Mussolini

c)

Guiseppe Bottai

d)

Alberto De Stefani

2.

What did Mussolini introduce with the Vidoni Palace Pact in 1925?

a)

The Coordinated state

b)

The Corporate state

c)

Price controls

d)

The Cooperative state

3.

How did workers benefit from the Corporate State in practice?

a)

They had direct representation in the corporations

b)

They could negotiate wage rises

c)

They were given paid holidays

d)

They had equal status with the bosses

4.

Which of the following was NOT a response of Mussolini to the depression of the 1930s?

a)

Increase in wages

b)

Loans to industry and the banks

c)

Public works programmes

d)

State purchase of shares in industry

5.

The Battle for Grain (1925) led to how large a decrease in grain imports in Italy?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

6.

The Pontine Marshes were a showcase for the success of which economic ‘battle’?

a)

Battle for the Lira

b)

Battle for Births

c)

Battle for Grain

d)

Battle for Land

7.

What was the effect of Battle for Lira on export?

a)

It increased because of strong national currency

b)

It decreased because of strong national currency

c)

it creased because of debt

d)

it remained the same

8.

What was done according to Lateran Treaties?

a)

Compensation was paid for the lost of Papal territories. Sovereignty of the Vatican. Exemption from taxes.

b)

All territories lost in 1870 were returned to Papal states

c)

Mussolini was canctioned as a prime minister

9.

Pope Pius XI publically argued with Mussolini over the…

a)

Corporate State

b)

Invasion of Abyssinia

c)

Anti-Jewish Laws

d)

Spanish civil War

10.

The Battle for Births (1927) aimed to increase the population by 1950 to how many?

a)

50 mln

b)

60 mln

c)

70 mln

d)

80 mln

11.

Which organisations controlled, amongst other things, football clubs, theatres and libraries?

a)

Balilla

b)

OND

c)

PNF

d)

Catholic action

12.

The Littoriali Games were for…

a)

School children

b)

University students

c)

workers

d)

Members of the fascist party

13.

What did teachers have to do in 1929?

a)

Wear the Fascist uniform in the classroom

b)

Take on oath of loyalty to Mussolini

c)

Join the Fascist Party

d)

Take a pay cut