Mussolinis march on Rome

Question 1

What number of the planned 50,000 Squadristi began to assemble 20 miles out of Rome? (KB)

Answer 1

10,000 (KB)

Question 2

What was sabotaged which prevented some Squadristi members from travelling to Rome? (KB)

Answer 2

Railway lines (KB)

Question 3

Which two members of King Victor Emmanuel’s family sympathised with the Fascist movement? (KB)

Answer 3

His mother and cousin, the Duke of Aosta (KB)

Question 4

How many troops did the king mobilise? (JT)

Answer 4

12,000

Question 5

At what time did king Emmanuel agree to Marshall law? (JT)

Answer 5

2am

Question 6

Who was asked to replace Facta? (JT)

Answer 6

Salandra

Question 7

After how many hours did King Emmanuel abandon the Martial Law? (CJ)

Answer 7

8 hours

Question 8

What did historian Lyttleton say about King Emmanuel? (CJ)

Answer 8

“The only man who could do anything was convinced of his impotence.”

Question 9

How many fascists were in the coalition government when Mussolini became Prime Minister? (CJ)

Answer 9

Three

Question 10

What did Mussolini plan to do if his march in Rome was to fail?
(CM)

Answer 10

Escape to Switzerland

Question 11

Which prime minister resigned after the King’s withdrawal from Martial Law?
(CM)

Answer 11

Facta

Question 12

Why did Mussolini apologise to the King on his arrival in Rome?
(CM)

Answer 12

Because of his appearance ‘I have come straight from battle, which, fortunately, was won without bloodshed.’

Question 13

What date was the Fascist Congress in Naples held? (EB)

Answer 13

24th October 1922

Question 14

What did Mussolini proclaim about the government?

EB

Answer 14

“Either the government will be given to us or we shall take it…”

Question 15

What would have Mussolini preferred instead of leading the March to get the government. (EB)

Answer 15

He hoped he might be appointed legally to form a government.

Question 16

How many seats did the fascists have before the March on Rome? (NG)

Answer 16

35

Question 17

Who was King Umberto scared the fascists might replace him with? (NG)

Answer 17

His cousin, the Duke of Aosta

Question 18

Aside Prime Minister, what other roles was Mussolini sworn into? (NG)

Answer 18

Foreign and Interior Minister

Question 19

Why were the soldiers late? T.P

Answer 19

Because it was raining

Question 20

Where did the facist congress meet? T.P

Answer 20

Naples

Question 21

How many leading fascists were in Milan? (VE)

Answer 21

6

Question 22

What did the 40 thousand blackshirts chant? (VE)

Answer 22

A Roma (To Rome)

Question 23

When did the fascists seize the public and government buildings? (VE)

Answer 23

The night of 27th October 1922

Question 24

What percent of parliment did facists control at the time mussolini was made pm? T.P

Answer 24

7%

Question 25

How many blackshirts travelled to Rome to celebrate ‘their victory’? (MP)

Answer 25

50,000 blackshirts

Question 26

What day was the actual march on Rome once Mussolini was PM? (MP)

Answer 26

31st October

Question 27

Who pushed Mussolini to do the march? (MP

Answer 27

The squadristi & ras

Question 28

How many paid up party members did the Facist’s have before the March on Rome? LR

Answer 28

250,000

Question 29

What had the socialists called for before the march on Rome that saw many turn to the Fascists to stop? LR

Answer 29

A general strike

Question 30

What did Facist’s do during the 1922 general strike? LR

Answer 30

They acted as strikebreakers and provided labour to keep businesses open

Question 31

What did Mussolini call the Parliament? (JB)

Answer 31

A 'toy'

Question 32

How many party members did the NFP have by 1922? (JB)

Answer 32

500,000 party members

Question 33

When did the March on Rome take place? (JB)

Answer 33

28-29 October 1922

Question 34

who were the fascist squadristi advised to stay away from pre strike? (tc)

Answer 34

The military

Question 35

why did some miss the trains on route to the assembly points? (tc)

Answer 35

because some trains were allegedly sabotaged

Question 36

According to Mussolini how many voters(out of 11 million) ‘do not trouble themselves to vote’? (BK)

Answer 36

6 million

Question 37

What was Mussolini’s preferred way of gaining power? (BK)

Answer 37

Being voted in

Question 38

What was Mussolini’s final ‘bribe’ which made King Victor Emmanuel make him PM (BK)

Answer 38

He threatened to leave the country as he nearly did before.

Question 39

What did Mussolini ask for from the King when offered the role of PM? (BA)

Answer 39

A telegraph

Question 40

What solution did King Emmanuel end up not using after recommendation on how to deal with the Facists? (BA)

Answer 40

Martial Law