4d

Question 1

When were the Liberal economic policies implemented

Answer 1

1922-26

Question 2

What did the government debt shrink to in 1925 from 74.8% in 1922

Answer 2

50.6%

Question 3

Between 1922-25, what did industrial production increase by

Answer 3

57%

Question 4

When was the battle of the lira

Answer 4

1925

Question 5

What did Mussolini set the new exchange rate to in Dec 1927

Answer 5

90 lira

Question 6

What did grain production increase to from 5.5m tonnes

Answer 6

7m

Question 7

When was the poor grain harvest

Answer 7

1924

Question 8

What did the Italian currency increase to from 91.5 lira to the pound in 1922

Answer 8

144.9 lira in 1925

Question 9

Who did Mussolini replace finance minister de Stefani with

Answer 9

Giuseppe Volpi

Question 10

What % pay cuts were there

Answer 10

10%

Question 11

What was the result of the battle for the lira

Answer 11

Goods became nearly twice as expensive, textile industry went into depression

Question 12

When did unemployment treble

Answer 12

1926-28

Question 13

During the battle for grain, what did grain imports decrease by

Answer 13

75%

Question 14

When were the corporate State years

Answer 14

1926-43

Question 15

What were the aims of liberal economic policies

Answer 15

Reduce massive budget deficit, make large cuts in spending, privatised government owned companies, introduced deregulation, reduced taxation to encourage business growth

Question 16

What were the aims of the corporate state

Answer 16

Solve the problems of class conflict and industrial unrest, increase the extent of state intervention in the economy, control industry, maximise production for good of nation, help industries prosper, introduce policies that would secure his position in the long term

Question 17

When was the charter of labour introduced

Answer 17

1927

Question 18

When was the Palazzo Vidoni Pact between Confindustria and Rossoni’s Fascist trade unions depriving other unions of bargaining rights

Answer 18

1925

Question 19

When was Rocco law which made strikes and lockouts illegal

Answer 19

April 1926

Question 20

When was the Ministry of Corporations set up which firms even more under state control

Answer 20

July 1926

Question 21

When were Fascist syndicates broken into 6 smaller federations for different areas of the economy

Answer 21

1928

Question 22

When did Mussolini reorganise young ministers in to the ‘Ministry of all the talents’

Answer 22

1929

Question 23

What sparked the depression of the 1930s

Answer 23

Wall Street Crash of 1929

Question 24

When did spending on employment creation schemes Triple and how many jobs were created

Answer 24

Between 1929-34 and 240,000

Question 25

How much social security spending account for of total state expenditure

Answer 25

21%

Question 26

In 1939, how much shipbuilding did the IRI control, pig iron and steel production

Answer 26

90%, 75% and 45%

Question 27

When did the Fascist state control 20% of Italian industry

Answer 27

1939

Question 28

What did unemployment increase to from 300,000

Answer 28

1.3m

Question 29

What did industrial production fall by

Answer 29

23%

Question 30

What did imports and exports drop by in 1936

Answer 30

A third

Question 31

What were the wage cuts for employees and farmers

Answer 31

12% and 25%

Question 32

When did the gold standard overvalue the currency at 60 lire to the pound

Answer 32

1936

Question 33

When was autarky announced

Answer 33

1936

Question 34

What were the aims of autarky

Answer 34

Self-sufficiency, nationalism and militarism

Question 35

What index did imports and exports increase to from 100 in 1922

Answer 35

Exports 162, imports 48

Question 36

What did Italy's budget deficit increase to from 2bn between years 1934 and 1939

Answer 36

28bn

Question 37

In 1939, what did industrial production account for

Answer 37

20%

Question 38

How much did raw materials coal and steel increase by in price

Answer 38

Coal three times and steel twice

Question 39

What were the aims of Mussolini's economic battles

Answer 39

Unify the nation, put his ideology into practice, achieve autarky

Question 40

What was the battle for grain

Answer 40

Make Italy self sufficient in grain

Question 41

What was the battle for land

Answer 41

Increase land available for cereal production

Question 42

What was the battle for lira

Answer 42

Fix lira, reduce inflation

Question 43

When was there a crisis for Italian agriculture

Answer 43

1925-35

Question 44

When was there massive land reclamation

Answer 44

1928

Question 45

When were laws passed on reclamation extending previous schemes

Answer 45

1923, 1928 and 1933

Question 46

What % did wheat production increase by

Answer 46

50%

Question 47

When was Italy almost self sufficient in cereals

Answer 47

1940

Question 48

For battle for land where we're new towns built

Answer 48

Latina and Pontina

Question 49

What did Italy's total livestock fall by

Answer 49

500,000

Question 50

In 1933 how many tonnes were imported

Answer 50

500m

Question 51

When did wheat imports fall by 75%

Answer 51

1925-35

Question 52

In 1928, what % of reclamation projects were completed and and how many irrigation schemes

Answer 52

58% and 1/3

Question 53

How many hectares were reclaimed between 1928-38

Answer 53

80,000

Question 54

How much land was reclaimed in north

Answer 54

3/4

Question 55

What did government cut wages by

Answer 55

20%

Question 56

When was the government forced to devalue the lira

Answer 56

1936

Question 57

How many families were receiving relief in the winter of 1934-35

Answer 57

1.75m

Question 58

When was the OND created and what was its membership in 1926, 1931 and 1939

Answer 58

1925 and 281,000, 1.7m and 3.8m

Question 59

When did personal consumption increase by 6%

Answer 59

1923-39

Question 60

When was there an annual rise in GNP of 1.2%

Answer 60

1939

Question 61

When did annual production increase by over 145% and was 20% above the level achieved in the immediate pre depression years

Answer 61

1939

Question 62

When did real wages for Italian workers fall by over 10%

Answer 62

1925-38

Question 63

When was a law introduced to break big estates and distribute them to peasants

Answer 63

1922

Question 64

When did personal consumption fall by 15%

Answer 64

1939-42

Question 65

What was military and Welfare spending

Answer 65

15bn and 6.7bn a year