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A collection of vocabulary to help revise Mussolini & Hitler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did Mussolin come to power? | 1922 |
| How did Mussolin come to power? | The March on Rome |
| What was the name of Mussolini's followers? | The Blackshirts |
| What country did Mussolini invade in 1935? | Abysinnia (Ethiopia) |
| Name the agreement that Mussolini concluded with Pope Pius XI. | The Lateran Pact. |
| One of Mussolini's impressive public works was the draining of the _________ marshes. | The Pontine Marshes |
| Strict control of the media by the government is known as ............ | Censorship |
| Governement manipulation of mass media to promote a positive image of the leader is known as....... | Propaganda |
| Business leaders supported Mussolini because they feared........ | Socialism |
| Karl Marx was the founding father of Socialism. He wanted "Workers of ___?____ to Unite" | Workers of the World Unite, You have nothing to lose but your chains. |
| Name the Italian King that asked Mussolini to form a government. | Victor Emanuel III |
| What was Mussilini popularly known as? | Il Duce, (The Leader!) |
| Dictators rule by fear, what was the name of Mussolini's secret police? | The OVRA |
| Dictators try to indoctinate the youth, what was the name of the facist youth movement in Italy? | The Balilla |
| Mussolini fomed a pact with Hitler in 1936, what was it called? | The Rome-Berlin Axis |
| In 1925 Mussolini passed a law stating if a party got over 25% of the vote, they could control 66% of the seats in parliament, name the law. | The Acerbo Law |
| Name the Treaty that ended World War I | The Treaty of Versailles |
| The Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles, name the part that blamed Germany for all the damage. | The War Guilt Clause |
| Name the payments that the Treaty of Versailles forced on the Germans. | The Reparations Payments |
| What did Hitler call the politicians who surrendered and signed the Treaty of Versailles? | The November Criminals |
| What political movement did Hitler hate and many Germans fear? | Socialism |
| What world religion did Hitler hate and aim to massacare? | The Jewish Race |
| What does "anti-semitism" mean? | Perecution of Jews |
| Who was called "Il Duce"? | Mussolini |
| Who was called "Der Furher"? | Hitler |
| What colour shirts did Hitler's original followers wear? | The S.A. wore Brown Shirts |
| Who was the leader of the Brown Shirts? | Ernst Rohm |
| What were Hitler's personal army that killled all the SA leadership in the night of the long knives? | The S.S. |
| Who was in command of the S.S. | Henrich Himmler |
| Who was responsble for 'Propaganda" in the Third Reich? | Joseph Goebels |
| What happened during Kristallnacht, (The Night of Broken Glass) | The Nazis looted Jewish homes and shops, killing many Jews and destroying their property. |
| What were the Nuremburg Laws? | Laws introduced to make the Jews second class citizens in Germany, E.g. they had to wear the Star of David and could not marry Germans. |
| What was the "Final Solution"? | The Final Solution was the Nazi plan to kill all Jewish People in Nazi controlled Europe, over 1.5 million people. |