Hearts and Mind of the Youth

Question 1

What was the purpose of Mussolini capturing the hearts and minds of the young?

Answer 1

• Equip Italian children to serve the nation.
• Prepare Italians for war.
• Wanted to further consolidate his relationship.

Question 2

What were the three main ways in which he tried to capture the hearts and minds of the youth?

Answer 2

• Schools
• Youth Organisation
• Universities

Question 3

Give two ways in which he manipulated schools to better his position?

Answer 3

• In 1937, all secondary school children were required to take an exam based on Fascism.
• Schools for peasants were introduced for those within the rural communities.

Question 4

Give three ways in which youth organisations were manipulated to better his position?

Answer 4

• Young people were more attracted to the Fascist facilities rather than the ideology.
• ONB was taken over by government in 1929.
• Girls were allowed to enrol but on a smaller scale.

Question 5

Give two points in which universities were effected by Mussolini trying to capture the hearts and minds of the young?

Answer 5

• Universities were left alone as long as they did not become involved in hostile political activity.
• There wasn’t much influence within universities.

Question 6

Give three limitations of Mussolini’s strategy to capture the hearts and minds of the young?

Answer 6

• Most Fascist youth groups were located in the North!
• Made law to join the ONB in 1935, but not everybody did.
• Teachers agreed with ideology in the classroom but personally held different views.