2L.1.1 Liberal Italy's crisis and the rise of Mussolini, c1900–1926 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 22

The 20 questions

1. What political tactic of forming alliances characterised Italian politics under Giolitti before 1914?

   • Squadrismo
   • Irredentismo
   • Futurismo
   • Trasformismo

2. Which geographical division posed a major socio-economic problem for Liberal Italy?

   • North-South divide
   • East-West divide
   • Coastal-inland divide
   • Urban-rural divide

3. Which two colonial ventures were pursued by Italy before 1915 according to the specification?

   • Egypt and Abyssinia
   • Abyssinia and Libya
   • Tunisia and Eritrea
   • Somalia and Tunisia

4. Which political party was founded in 1892 to represent Italian industrial workers?

   • Popular Party
   • Communist Party
   • Fascist Party
   • Socialist Party

5. Which 1915 secret treaty brought Italy into the First World War on the Allied side?

   • Treaty of Saint-Germain
   • Treaty of London
   • Treaty of Versailles
   • Treaty of Rapallo

6. Which nationalist term described Italy's feeling of receiving inadequate territorial gains after 1918?

   • Mutilated Victory
   • Red Biennium
   • March on Rome
   • Corporate State

7. Which 1917 military defeat caused a severe crisis for the Italian army on the Isonzo front?

   • Battle of Lepanto
   • Battle of Solferino
   • Battle of Adwa
   • Battle of Caporetto

8. Which figure seized the city of Fiume in 1919 as part of nationalist protest?

   • Gabriele d'Annunzio
   • Victor Emmanuel III
   • Giovanni Giolitti
   • Don Luigi Sturzo

9. Which Catholic political party was founded by Don Luigi Sturzo in 1919?

   • The Red Leagues
   • The Squadristi
   • The Ras
   • The Popolari

10. Which period of intense leftist strike action in Italy from 1919 to 1920 alarmed conservative elites?

    • Marcia su Roma
    • Aventine Secession
    • Biennio Rosso
    • Biennio Nero

11. Which event in October 1922 resulted in King Victor Emmanuel III appointing Mussolini as Prime Minister?

    • Matteotti Crisis
    • March on Rome
    • Fiume Endeavour
    • Aventine Secession

12. Why did King Victor Emmanuel III refuse to declare martial law in October 1922?

    • Military loyalty
    • Cabinet advice
    • Civil war fears
    • Fascist pressure

13. Which 1923 electoral law granted two-thirds of parliamentary seats to the most popular voting list?

    • Acerbo Law
    • Lateran Pacts
    • Rocco Law
    • Leggi Fascistissime

14. What term describes the protest walkout by parliamentary opposition following Giacomo Matteotti's murder in 1924?

    • Aventine Secession
    • Pact of Pacification
    • Biennio Rosso
    • March on Rome

15. In which month and year did Mussolini deliver the speech establishing his open dictatorship?

    • January 1925
    • June 1924
    • October 1922
    • December 1926

16. Which series of repressive laws passed between 1925 and 1926 dismantled Italian democracy?

    • Leggi Fascistissime
    • Acerbo Law
    • Rocco Law
    • Lateran Pacts

17. Which term best describes the core ideology promoted by Mussolini in 1920s Italy?

    • Liberalism
    • Fascism
    • Socialism
    • Syndicalism

18. What main political weakness contributed to the collapse of Liberal Italy by 1922?

    • Absolute royal rule
    • Single-party dictatorship
    • Communist rule
    • Weak coalition governments

19. Which 1923 law helped Mussolini consolidate power by granting parliamentary seats to the leading party?

    • The Lateran Pacts
    • The Rocco Law
    • The Gentile Reform
    • The Acerbo Law

20. What type of political system had Mussolini established in Italy by 1926?

    • Single-party dictatorship
    • Constitutional monarchy
    • Military junta
    • Liberal democracy

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