4b Flashcards
What were aims of women in society
1919-offer a wider, more responsible role, means of distributing propaganda, increase Italy’s population from 37m in 1920 to 60m by 1950, make Italy great, provide soldiers
What were the aims of youth in society
Control all children in Fascist organisations, indoctrinate the young to become true Fascists, prepare Italians for war, make teachers loyal servants to the regime, Mussolini “must educate the youth to understand Fascism”
What were the aims of leisure activities in Fascist society
Shake Italians out of their smug ‘bourgeois mentality’, take more vigorous Fascist approach to life
When was the Battle for births introduced
1927
What was the ideal number of children per family
12
How much was raised from bachelors paying heavy taxes
230m
What % did women in university increase by
6% in 1914 to 15% in 1938
How many members of Fascist women were there
500,000
When did Fascist dominated Parliament five women the vote in local elections
1925
What did illiteracy rates in schools decrease by
1921 27%, 1931 21%, 1936 17%
What were the numbers of university students
1921 54,000 (declined until 1934) 1942 165,000
When did Mussolini order a purge of teachers and lecturers who did not support Fascism and when were teachers forced to join the PNF
1925 and 1933
When the Ministry of Education revised the curriculum to reflect Fascist values what fraction of textbooks were banned in 1926
1/3
When were all secondary children required to take an exam on achievements of Fascism
1937
How many members were there in the ONB youth movements set up in 1937
7m members of 8-21 year olds
How many estimated attended summer camps for two weeks
700,000
How many participants were there in the week long Campo Dux in Rome
Tens of thousands