Mussolini Foriegn Policy 1922-1935

Question 1

Who was assassinated in Marseilles?

Answer 1

King Alexander II of Yugoslavia.

Question 2

In what year did the assanination of king Alexander take place?

Answer 2

1934

Question 3

Who was the blamed for the assassination of king Alexander?

Answer 3

The Hungarians.

Question 4

When was Fiume annexed

Answer 4

1924

Question 5

Which treaty granted Italy fiume

Answer 5

The treaty of Rome

Question 6

Who previously governed fiume

Answer 6

Yugoslavia

Question 7

What did the Kellog Briande Pact agree?

Answer 7

Nations will use diplomacy to solve problems not war

Question 8

Who does Mussolini send to sign the Kellog Brianne Pact? And why?

Answer 8

Manzoni, because at the Locarno Pact, journalists had boycotted his press conference- save himself the humiliation

Question 9

What year was the Kellog Briande Pact signed?

Answer 9

1928

Question 10

What year did Albania become a protectorate?

Answer 10

1926

Question 11

Why was Albania of strategic value to Italy

Answer 11

It’s proximity to the Balkans and Adriatic Sea

Question 12

What treaty was signed to make Albania a protectorate as a defensive alliance?

Answer 12

The Treaty of Tirana

Question 13

How was Italy involved in the assanination of king Alexander?

Answer 13

Supplied weapons and training for the assassins.

Question 14

When was the locarno pact

Answer 14

1925

Question 15

Who boycotted Mussolinis arrival at the locarno pact

Answer 15

100 journalists

Question 16

Why was France criticised over the assassination of king Alexander?

Answer 16

Did not offer suitable protection.

Question 17

How did Italy survive the crisis surrounding the assassination of king Alexander?

Answer 17

Suddenly blamed Hungry for it. Betrayed Hungry who he had previously supported over the issue.

Question 18

What was signed between Italy, Austria, and Hungary in 1934?

Answer 18

The Rome Protocols

Question 19

Who was the pro-Fascist (Mussolini-fanboy) leader of Austria?

Answer 19

Dolfuss

Question 20

What was the name of the Fascist Party of Austria?

Answer 20

Fatherland Front

Question 21

Why had relations been soured with Austria before?

Answer 21

They had refused to hand over Venice to Italy, and controlled the Irredenta. Also Italy had fought against them in WW1

Question 22

Why did Mussolini get closer with Dolfuss?

Answer 22

Because he wanted to prevent Anschluss, to avoid having Italy border Germany. Dolfuss also banned the Austrian Nazi Party.

Question 23

What is Anschluss?

Answer 23

The annexation of Austria by Germany

Question 24

What were the aims of the locarno pact

Answer 24

To reaffirm the terms of the treaty of Versailles

Question 25

Why did relations reach an all time low in March 1935?

Answer 25

• Nazi Germany revealed the existence of the Luftwaffe, in breach of ToV
• introducing military conscription to create an army 5x the size permitted by the ToV (96k)

Question 26

How did BM react to the German threat in March 1935?

Answer 26

Agreed to meet Britain and France in Stresa to organise a response to the apparent German threat. The result was a declaration that the 3 powers in the SF would collaborate to prevent any further breaches in the treaties that might threaten peace.

Question 27

What did BM realise at the Stresa Front?

Answer 27

• that Britain & France had just as much, if not more reason to fear Hitler.
• to avoid a German-Italian rapprochement, Britain and France would be more sympathetic towards Italian ambitions and more tolerant towards Italian adventures overseas.

Question 28

What was the aim of Stresa Front?

Answer 28

to reaffirm the Locarno treaties and to declare that the independence of Austria would continue to “inspire their common policy”. They also agreed to resist any attempts by the Germans to change ToV.