Mussolini and education

Question 1

Finish this quote from Mussolini, “There’s no need to swamp their minds with past and present learning… what is really necessary”

Answer 1

“is that the schools should develope the character of Italians.”

Jonathan

Question 2

Who was appointed minister of education in 1920s Italy?

Answer 2

Gentile.

Jonathan

Question 3

By how many did the attendance of school drop by in the first four years of fascist rule?

Answer 3

100,000.

Jonathan.

Question 4

School books were heavily censored, why?

Answer 4

To indoctrinate the youth of Italy - they would be the next generation of fascists.

Jonathan

Question 5

In 1931-32 how many out of 1250 university professors refused to ‘perform’ the oath?

Answer 5

Eleven.

Jonathan.

Question 6

In what year did teachers need to start to take an oath of loyalty?

Answer 6

1929

Hugo

Question 7

In what year did teachers need to be a member of the fascist party?

Answer 7

1933

Hugo

Question 8

What were 3rd grade maths questions based on?

Answer 8

The Italo-Abyssinian War

Hugo

Question 9

How many of the 317 history texts were banned?

Answer 9

101

Hugo

Question 10

When were Jewish teachers dismissed?

Answer 10

1938

Hugo

Question 11

In what year was the Libro Unico introduced?

Answer 11

1928

CB

Question 12

I’m what year was Anti-Semitism taught in schools?

Answer 12

1938

CB

Question 13

Out of 1250, how many professors refused to take the loyalty oath?

Answer 13

11

CB

Question 14

When was membership of fascist associations made compulsory for teachers?

Answer 14

1937

CB

Question 15

Why do the regime not want kids to ask questions?

Answer 15

Because it will pick holes in the regime

CH

Question 16

What word means - achievement to the detriment of everyone else?

Answer 16

Victoriol

CH

Question 17

What did teachers do while agreeing to the loyalty oath?

Answer 17

They crossed their fingers if they didn’t actually believe in the oath
CH

Question 18

How many history booked reduced to a single government approved texts?

Answer 18

317

CH

Question 19

Universities were generally left alone as long as they did not become involved in what?

Answer 19

Hostile political activity

LB

Question 20

What year were fascist teachers made to wear uniforms for official occasions? They were also urged to join the ONB as leaders.

Answer 20

1934

LB

Question 21

What had Mussolini apparently been sent by providence to do according the new Fascist curriculum?

Answer 21

To restore Italian greatness

LB

Question 22

What education was introduced in secondary schools in 1935 in order to set up students to be strong soldiers?

Answer 22

Military education, covering history, weapons and tactics

LB

Question 23

What was the militant ‘chant’ the Fascists implemented into school’s around Italy?
HN

Answer 23

BELIEVE! OBEY! FIGHT!

HN

Question 24

What year did teaching legislation change enforcing all teachers needed to be Fascist party members?
HN

Answer 24

1933.

HN

Question 25

What did the Oath of Loyalty prevent teachers from doing under the regime?
HN

Answer 25

Purging! Which would of lead to further oppression of the regime.
HN

Question 26

Which demographic of people under the regime and in what year were banned from being teachers In Italy?
Bonus point for the year!
HN

Answer 26

Jews.
1938.
HN

Question 27

All students were given a copy of the Life of Mussolini, written by who?

Answer 27

Pini

AO

Question 28

Portraits of who were provided in all classrooms?

Answer 28

Mussolini

AO

Question 29

Children were taught that Italy was ‘the true…. of European civilisation’?

Answer 29

Cradle

AO

Question 30

How was Mussolini portrayed in the classroom?

Answer 30

As a genius and a superhuman leader

AO