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When did Italy join the war? |
1915 |
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What did Mussokini form in 1919? |
The Fascio di Combattimento (Fighting Group) |
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What did Mussolini believe by this time in 1919? |
That democracy should be abolished. |
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The support of dictatorship, violence, and militarism became known as what? |
Fascism |
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Who supported the activities of the Fascists? |
The government and members of the King's family. |
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In October 1922, whwy did the Fascists leaders plan to do? |
They planned to March on Rome. |
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At the beginning of his rule what did the parliament and king give to Mussolini? |
Emergency powers to restore order and introduce reforms. |
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How many men were in the volunteer militia? |
300,000 |
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By 1924 what had Mussolini abolished? |
Freedom of the press |
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What was the name Mussolini was calling himself by 1930? |
Il duce - the leader |
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What did Italy double its production of between 1922 and 1939? |
wheat |
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What became a compulsory subject in schools? |
Fascist culture |
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What did Italian girls join outside of schools? |
The Little Italian Girls |
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What did Italian boys join outside of school? |
The Balilla |
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Later in history what party would adopt Mussolini's methods? |
The German Nazi Party |
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By the end of the First World War who was the richest country? |
USA |
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In what year did the USA experience an economic depression? |
1929 |
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What were the reasons for the improvement progress of the USA? |
The USA was a large country with many natural resources, industry had been rapidly growing, agriculture was modernized and they had benefitted a lot from the first world war. |
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What policies of what party played a large role in the USA? |
Republican Party policies. |
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What was the massive economic boom in the USA based on? |
Mass production of consumer goods. |
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What was the most important industry set up? |
Car industry |
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In what year was the car industry reformed? |
1913 |
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Who set up the first moving production line in the world? |
Henry Ford |
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What was the most important result of the car industry? |
The most important result of the rapidly growing car industry is that it helped so many other industries. |
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What section of the US economy was not experiencing a boom? |
Farming industry |
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What were the reasons for the decline in agriculture? |
European countries imported less food from the USA Canadian farmers were becoming very efficient and competitive Many countries started buying wheat from other countries instead of the US Overproduction became a serious issue |
