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march on rome
mussolinis march on rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did Mussolini organise in October 1922 | a coup |
| when did Mussolini's coup start | October 27th 1922 |
| what did fascist squads do during the coup | seized government building in northern italy |
| 3 examples of northern italian cities fascist squads seized during the coup | Florence, Turin, Milan |
| what did other fascist squads do during the coup | march towards rome |
| how many fascist troops marched towards rome | 30,000 |
| who was Prime Minister during the March on Rome | Facta |
| what did Prime Minister Facta do on octover 28th | told the king to declare martial law + send troops to crush fascists |
| did the king agree to send troops to crush the fascist march initially | agree |
| what did the king do that made PM Facta resign | changed his mind and refused to allow troops to be sent to stop fascists |
| 2 reasons why victor emmanuel did not want to send troops to crush the fascists | feared the army wasn't loyal to the crown, avoid civil war |
| what did Victor Emmanuel do after refusing to crush fascists | asked salandra to form a coalition with Mussolini |
| did Mussolini accept or reject the offer of a coalition with salandra | reject |
| 2 reasons Mussolini refused the offer of a coalition with salandra | he wanted absolute power + new the government did not have the leverage to deny him |
| when did victor emmanuel ask Mussolini to become prime minister | October 29th 1922 |
| when did mussolini become prime minister | October 30th 1922 |
| how did the fascists celebrate their ascent to power | marched through italy to be saluted by the king |
| what did socialists do in October 1922 that incited more fascist violence | general strike |
| how did fascists crush the socialists general strike | squadristi |
| what did fascist squadristi do in milan during the socialist general strike | overthrow socialist authorities |
| how did PM facta respond to the fascists crushing the socialist general strike | offered to include fascists in government |
| how did mussolini respond to Facta's offer to include fascists in government | he declined+made plans for fascist coup |
| what two issues discouraged fascist marchers from reaching rome | sabotaged railways and poor weather |
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