Fascist Economy

Question 1

When was the Fascist Labour Confederation created

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

when was the Vidoni Palace Act

Answer 2

1925

Question 3

when was the labour charter act

Answer 3

1927

Question 4

how many were unemployed 1930-35

Answer 4

2 million

Question 5

when was the battle of grain

Answer 5

1925

Question 6

what did the government give grants in

Answer 6

fertilisers, machinery and free advice

Question 7

how much did what rise to

Answer 7

5m to 7.5m

Question 8

how much did imports drop by

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

which products declined during battle for grain

Answer 9

meat, eggs, vines, olives and citrus fruits

Question 10

what had risen in price

Answer 10

bread, flour and pasta

Question 11

what did the USA end

Answer 11

200,000 a year immigration policy

Question 12

when was the battle for lira

Answer 12

1926- pesaro speech

Question 13

when was quota novanta achieved

Answer 13

1927

Question 14

what did Count Volpi want the lira at

Answer 14

120

Question 15

which industries benefitted from lira

Answer 15

steel, chemical, armament

Question 16

what was the tariff on imports

Answer 16

12%

Question 17

how much did exports fall by

Answer 17

49%

Question 18

when was the gov forced to devalue the lira

Answer 18

1936

Question 19

when was the battle for land

Answer 19

1928

Question 20

how many km of canals were built

Answer 20

16,500km

Question 21

how many men were employed in 1933 and when were they dismissed

Answer 21

124,000

1935

Question 22

name 3 towns that were created

Answer 22

Latina, Sabaudia 1934, Pontinia 1935

Question 23

how many piazzas were there in each town

Answer 23

3

Question 24

what % of land was reclaimed

what % was it of the propaganda claim

Answer 24

58%

5%

Question 25

what did real wages fall by

Answer 25

50%

Question 26

What was the big chemical firm called?

Answer 26

Montecatini

Question 27

what % did Fiat have with cars

Answer 27

80%

Question 28

when was the autostrada of the lakes created

Answer 28

1921, finished 1924

Question 29

how many miles of road were upgraded

Answer 29

800miles

Question 30

how many track were electrified

Answer 30

5000km

Question 31

what were the 2 ocean liners called

Answer 31

Rex and Count of Savoy

Question 32

when was the 1st double track tunnel created and where

Answer 32

1934- Florence to Bologna line

Question 33

where did Balbo do flights to

Answer 33

Brazil (1930) and US (1933)

Question 34

what was the railway suited for needs

Answer 34

25% of what was actually needed

Question 35

when was the Institute foreign exchange

Answer 35

1934

Question 36

when was the ministry of currency exchange

Answer 36

1937

Question 37

which US president copied BM in the New Deal

Answer 37

Roosevelt

Question 38

how much did GDP rise by during the Great Depression

Answer 38

1.2%

Question 39

how much did car production fall by in the Great Depression

Answer 39

50%

Question 40

what were wages cut by

Answer 40

20%

Question 41

what was the government budget defecit in 1938

Answer 41

12,750million lira

Question 42

what is consortia

Answer 42

when big companies swallow small companies

Question 43

when was the independent board of permanent national fashion

Answer 43

1932

Question 44

when were spring and autumn fashion shows created

Answer 44

1933

Question 45

NAME 5 MATERIALS used to make clothes

Answer 45

hemp, rayon, lanital, chinagrass and native foxes

Question 46

when did Marinetti wrote the poem of the milk dress

Answer 46

1937

Question 47

what was Italy in the world for artificial fibres in WW2

Answer 47

4th

Question 48

what number did Italy still have on French fashion exports in 1931

Answer 48

1/3

Question 49

where was cotton imported from

Answer 49

Turkey and Egypt

Question 50

where was lanital developed in 1916

Answer 50

Germany

Question 51

when was the mark of guarantee

Answer 51

1936

Question 52

when was mode, the official magazine

Answer 52

1935-38

Question 53

when was the high commission on Autarky to supervise

Answer 53

1937

Question 54

what did Olivetti start inventing

Answer 54

machine guns

Question 55

what were total exports in 1922 vs 1931

Answer 55

100 | 162

Question 56

how many exports went to Germany

Answer 56

25%

Question 57

what was total gov spending in 1940

Answer 57

60billion

Question 58

what was coals price vs England | what irons price vs England

Answer 58

3x | 2x

Question 59

what was welfare spending in 1930 vs 1940

Answer 59

``` 1.5bn 67 bn (4x higher) ```

Question 60

what did Mack Smith say about the fascist economy

Answer 60

'another illusionary propaganda victory won at expensive of the Italian Economy'

Question 61

what did pollard say

Answer 61

it was a propaganda success only