Mussolini's foreign policy Flashcards

1
Q

When was the four power pact

A

1933

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2
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Who was the four power pact between

A

Britain, France, Italy and Germany

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3
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What did the four power pact want?

A

smaller nations to have less power in greater politics

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4
Q

what did the four power pact lead to?

A

German- polish non aggression pact

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5
Q

when was the pacification of Libya?

A

1928-1933

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6
Q

what were the aims for Libya?

A

living space and greater wealth

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7
Q

who were the three fascists involved in Libya?

A

Badoglio, Graziani and De Bono

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8
Q

how many Libyans were dead in September 1933

A

40,000/100,000

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9
Q

how many libyans were in 1sqKM of the concentration camps?

A

20,000 + camels

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10
Q

When was the doll fuss affair?

A

1934

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11
Q

how many troops did BM said into Austria?

A

40,000

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12
Q

what was Italy known as?

A

The guardian of Austrian independence

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13
Q

When was the Assassination of Yugloslavin King Alexandra

A

1934

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14
Q

Who killed him?

A

Klemins, part of Ustasi

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15
Q

Who was blamed?

A

Hungary and France

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16
Q

When was the Rome protocol and who between?

A

1934 and Italy, Hungary, Austria

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17
Q

Who really housed the Ustasi?

A

Italy and provided weapons/ training

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18
Q

When was the Stress Front and who between?

A

1935- Britain, France, Italy

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19
Q

What was the Stress Front against?

A

Germany and Anschluss

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20
Q

What did Martin Lamb say about Italy?

A

‘it was the lost ally of democracy’

21
Q

why did the stress front fail?

A

It had vague terms and ignored Germany, could have prevented war but didn’t.

22
Q

When was the Anglo- German Naval Agreement and what did Britain condone?

A

1935- Germany could have 35% size of Britain’s navy- against Treaty of Versailles

23
Q

who did the agreement not consult?

A

Stresa Front and Russia

24
Q

when was the invasion of Abyssinia?

A

1935

25
Q

Which article did it go against?

A

Article XI of the L of N convention led to economic sanctions

26
Q

when was the Hoare Laval pact

A

1935

27
Q

What did Hailee Salassi say to the League of Nations?

A

” God and History will remember your judgements.”

28
Q

What was the debt at the end of the war and how much did the lira devalue by?

A

2.5m to 16m and 40%

29
Q

how many people were forced to emigrate?

A

130,000

30
Q

What raw materials did Abyssinia have?

A

Sugar, coffee and oil seeds

31
Q

what did Clark say?

A

“Ethiopia was a disaster”

32
Q

What did Bell say?

A

“immediate benefits were exhilarating”

33
Q

What did Whittam say?

A

he was overconfident and believed his own propaganda

34
Q

in 1939, what % did Italy trade with their colonies?

A

2%

35
Q

how many women gave their wedding rings into the war effort

A

250,000

36
Q

What did Mallett say BM was doing for his foreign policy?

A

Testing the waters

37
Q

When was the Spanish Civil War?

A

July 1936-April 1939

38
Q

how many soldiers were in the CTV

A

50,000

39
Q

Who was on the Republicans side?

A

Soviet Union for $500million in gold reserves led to the ‘Moscow Gold’ issue

40
Q

Which country leant to Franco through oil

A

the US

41
Q

how many Italian troops fought in the SCW

A

80,000

42
Q

how many enemy airplanes were destroyed?

A

943

43
Q

how many Italian soldiers were killed in Guadalajara?

A

400

44
Q

what did Franco not allow Mussolini to do as a result of Guadalajara?

A

Not let Italian troops fight alone

45
Q

How much did the SCW cost for Italy?

A

14billion lira (half of the currency’s reserve)

46
Q

How much army did Italy have when in WWII that prevented them from fighting until 1941

A

10 divisions and 350 planes

47
Q

What was wrong with the officers for WWII?

A

They had outdated equipment (same as WWI) and training

48
Q

Why could Italy not improve their army for WWII?

A

They lacked the funding and had an archaic industry to change anything

49
Q

What was Sullivan’s conclusion with the SCW?

A

Italy played a decisive role, had diplomatic consequences for the stress front and the army/airforce were drained massively.