Mussolinis march on Rome Flashcards

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1
Q

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

A

10,000 (KB)

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2
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What was sabotaged which prevented some Squadristi members from travelling to Rome? (KB)

A

Railway lines (KB)

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3
Q

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

A

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

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4
Q

How many troops did the king mobilise? (JT)

A

12,000

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5
Q

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

A

2am

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6
Q

Who was asked to replace Facta? (JT)

A

Salandra

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7
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After how many hours did King Emmanuel abandon the Martial Law? (CJ)

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8 hours

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8
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What did historian Lyttleton say about King Emmanuel? (CJ)

A

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

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9
Q

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

A

Three

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10
Q

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

A

Escape to Switzerland

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11
Q

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

A

Facta

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12
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Why did Mussolini apologise to the King on his arrival in Rome?
(CM)

A

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

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13
Q

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

A

24th October 1922

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14
Q

What did Mussolini proclaim about the government?

EB

A

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

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15
Q

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

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

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16
Q

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

A

35

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17
Q

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

A

His cousin, the Duke of Aosta

18
Q

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

A

Foreign and Interior Minister

19
Q

Why were the soldiers late? T.P

A

Because it was raining

20
Q

Where did the facist congress meet? T.P

A

Naples

21
Q

How many leading fascists were in Milan? (VE)

A

6

22
Q

What did the 40 thousand blackshirts chant? (VE)

A

A Roma (To Rome)

23
Q

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

A

The night of 27th October 1922

24
Q

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

A

7%

25
Q

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

A

50,000 blackshirts

26
Q

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

A

31st October

27
Q

Who pushed Mussolini to do the march? (MP

A

The squadristi & ras

28
Q

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

A

250,000

29
Q

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

A

A general strike

30
Q

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

A

They acted as strikebreakers and provided labour to keep businesses open

31
Q

What did Mussolini call the Parliament? (JB)

A

A ‘toy’

32
Q

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

A

500,000 party members

33
Q

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

A

28-29 October 1922

34
Q

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

A

The military

35
Q

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

A

because some trains were allegedly sabotaged

36
Q

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

A

6 million

37
Q

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

A

Being voted in

38
Q

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

A

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

39
Q

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

A

A telegraph

40
Q

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

A

Martial Law