The republic of Salo+ Govt in South

Question 1

What was the RSI 1945?

Answer 1

The Italian Social Republic- Republic of Salo
A Nazi-German puppet sate

Question 2

What happened after Mussolini was rescued by the Germans (12th Sep 1943), on the 13th Sep?

Answer 2

13th sep- Mussolini met with Hitler and Nazi control Centre- Hitler demanded that Mussolini return to Italy at the head of a new Fascist govt that the Nazi’s would establish.

Question 3

What happened on the 15th Sep 1943?

Answer 3

Mussolini announced the creation of a new German-sponsored Fascist state- the Italian Social Republic, the Salo Republic (RSI)

Question 4

What was the capital of the RSI?

Answer 4

Gargano on Lake Garda

Question 5

Was the RSI successful?

Answer 5

No- Heavily reliant on German arms and controlled only a small part of Northen Italy
-Lacked public support because many Italians had lost faith in M who was suffering from ill health
-Mussolini was too dependent on Germany

Question 6

Who posed a serious threat to Mussolini by 1944?

Answer 6

Partisans in the North

Question 7

Who rejected the RSI?

Answer 7

Conservative groups- the church

Question 8

What was the Verona Manifesto?

Answer 8

declared Judaism a nationality and all Jews should be classed as the enemy