Key Dates

Question 1

Vitoria Venetto and alliance

Answer 1

24th October 1918 & 4th November

Question 2

Paris Peace Conference

Answer 2

Jan 1919 - Jan 1920

Question 3

PPI founded

Answer 3

Jan 1920

Question 4

Fasci di Combattimento

Answer 4

March 1919

Question 5

Orlando Resignation

Answer 5

19th June 1919 - replaced by Nitti

Question 6

Bienno Rosso

Answer 6

1919-1920

Question 7

Occupation of Fiume

Answer 7

12th September 1919

Question 8

Extension of Franchise (21/male)

Answer 8

November 1919

Question 9

1st General Elections (PPI with 101 and PSI 156)

Answer 9

Nov 1919

Question 10

2 million unemployed

Answer 10

Nov 1919

Question 11

Strikes order

Answer 11

Railway Telegraph Army 40000 workers 4 week

Question 12

When did Giolitti become PM

Answer 12

June 1920

Question 13

End of Fiume Occupation

Answer 13

25th December 1920

Question 14

PSI split

Answer 14

January 1921

Question 15

2nd General Elections (PSI - 123 seats PPI 107 Fascists 35 7%)

Answer 15

May 1921

Question 16

Bonomi in power

Answer 16

July 1921

Question 17

Pact of Pacification

Answer 17

July 1921

Question 18

Mussolini resignation (due to P of P)

Answer 18

18th August 1921

Question 19

PNF found

Answer 19

9th November 1921

Question 20

New Programme

Answer 20

Nov 1921

Question 21

Luigi Facta in power

Answer 21

February 1922

Question 22

March on Rome dates

Answer 22

1st August - caporetto of socialism strikes
16th - planned March on rome
24th - fascist congress in Naples (seize power etc)
27th - keep buildings and 10000 squadristi assemble
28th October - 2 am agrees to martial law but refuses 7 hours later arrest mussolini ordered
29th October - salandra advises king to appoint Mussolini
30th October - sworn Mussolini in
3qst October - 50000 blackshirts paraded with 3000 supposed fascist martyrs

Question 23

When was he granted emergency powers (for 1 year to get his country out of economic crisis)

Answer 23

November 1922

Question 24

When was grand council of fascism established

Answer 24

December 1922

Question 25

MVSN founded

Answer 25

January 1923

Question 26

ANI merged with the PNF

Answer 26

February 1923

Question 27

When did he form Cheka and support confindustria (tax evasion blond eye)

Answer 27

Early 1923

Question 28

Acerbo Law

Answer 28

July 1923

Question 29

When did Vatican start supporting PNF instead of PPI pope pious XI

Answer 29

July 1923

Question 30

General elections 3

Answer 30

April 1924 - 275 fascist seats under acerbo law (374 with allies)

Question 31

When did Matteoti come out against Mussolini?

Answer 31

Parliament reopened May 1924

Question 32

Murder of Matteoti

Answer 32

10th June 1924

Question 33

When was Dumini arrested?

Answer 33

12th June

Question 34

AVENTINE Secession?

Answer 34

June 1924

Question 35

When did he introduce press censorship and ban all parties

Answer 35

July 1924 and then august 1924

Question 36

When was ultimatum given by squads!

Answer 36

December 1924 - must establish dictatorship or they withdraw support

Question 37

When did Mussolini take full responsibility of fascist actions

Answer 37

January 1925

Question 38

Tito Zanibani attempted murder of Mussolini

Answer 38

November 1925

Question 39

Leggi Fassistissme DECEMBER 1925

Answer 39

Created OVRA (secret police) Banned all opposing parties and press censorship tightened Special courts for political crimes

Question 40

Title of PM changed fo Il Duce

Answer 40

December 1925

Question 41

Granted powers to carry full decrees of law

Answer 41

Jan 1926

Question 42

When did king lose right to select PM (chosen by grand council of fascism - de Bono bianchi balbo)

Answer 42

1928