Education and Children

Question 1

What year was RE made compulsory?

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

What happened to 101 history books?

Answer 2

They were banned

Question 3

In what year did all teachers have to swear the oath of loyalty?

Answer 3

1929

Question 4

What year was teacher PNF membership compulsory?

Answer 4

1933

Question 5

Out of 1250 how many professors refused?

Answer 5

11

Question 6

Who was the first minister of education?

Answer 6

Gentile

Question 7

What happened to student numbers 1921-1942?

Answer 7

They increased

Question 8

Who was the second minister?

Answer 8

Giuseppe Bottai

Question 9

What did he want to promote in schools?

Answer 9

Value of Italian race

Question 10

How were universities Fascistised?

Answer 10

GUF - created new Fascist courses

Question 11

What did attendance drop to by 1922-1926?

Answer 11

100,000 in the first year

Question 12

What were the two boy’s youth groups called

Answer 12

Ballila and Avenguardista

Question 13

What were the two girl’s youth groups called?

Answer 13

Pitrole Italianne and Giovanni Italianne

Question 14

What was the government organisation formed in 1937 for the youth movements?

Answer 14

GIL

Question 15

What did Starace think of the old fascist movements?

Answer 15

They weren’t Fascist enough

Question 16

What % didn’t join the youth movements?

Answer 16

40%

Question 17

What was the Ballila’s motto

Answer 17

Believe! Obey! Fight!

Question 18

What did the Fascist youth groups have to compete with?

Answer 18

Catholic Action

Question 19

What was the Fascist university organisation?

Answer 19

GUF

Question 20

How many members did the youth groups have at their peak?

Answer 20

8.5 million

Question 21

How many attended the summer camps?

Answer 21

700,000

Question 22

What did the children learn at the youth groups?

Answer 22

Boys- sports

Girls- domestic

Question 23

What happened to the youth groups in 1943?

Answer 23

They disbanded- no one complained