Lesson 2G.1.4
2G.1.4 Challenges to, and the fall of, the fascist state, c1935–46 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7
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Lesson 2G.1.4, Challenges to, and the fall of, the fascist state, c1935–46: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel History (9HI0), Unit 7: Route G: Nationalism, dictatorship and democracy in twentieth-century Europe, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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What was the main political outcome of the Grand Council’s motion on 25 July 1943?
- Mussolini's dismissal
- Allied victory
- Parliamentary dissolution
- Proclamation of republic
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What immediately followed the announcement of the Italian armistice in September 1943?
- German military occupation
- Allied military withdrawal
- Immediate Allied victory
- Return of Mussolini
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Who succeeded Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy in July 1943?
- Dino Grandi
- Ivanoe Bonomi
- Galeazzo Ciano
- Pietro Badoglio
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Who captured and executed Benito Mussolini in northern Italy in April 1945?
- British soldiers
- German guards
- American marines
- Italian partisans
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Which political party won the most seats in Italy's 1946 Constituent Assembly elections?
- Communist Party
- Action Party
- Christian Democrats
- Socialist Party
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Which theatre saw major Italian military defeats that exposed severe equipment shortages in 1940–41?
- Western Poland
- Northern France
- Southern Norway
- North Africa
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Which military alliance was signed between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in May 1939?
- Anti-Comintern Pact
- Tripartite Treaty
- Stresa Front
- Pact of Steel
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Which European conflict saw joint Italian and German military intervention in support of General Franco?
- Spanish Civil War
- Greek Campaign
- Corfu Incident
- Abyssinian War
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What was the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of 1944–45?
- Italian border fence
- Allied invasion beach
- Partisan supply route
- German defensive line
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Which system of government did Italian voters choose in the June 1946 national referendum?
- Absolute monarchy
- Constitutional monarchy
- Democratic republic
- Fascist dictatorship
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Which unpopular 1938 fascist legislation severely alienated the Catholic Church and many Italians?
- Compulsory conscription
- Bank nationalisations
- Racial laws
- Trade union bans
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Where did King Victor Emmanuel III flee following the German occupation of Rome in September 1943?
- Allied-controlled South
- Axis-occupied North
- Neutral Switzerland
- Fascist Spain
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Which puppet state were Italian partisans primarily fighting against in northern Italy from 1943 to 1945?
- Salò Republic
- Weimar Republic
- Vichy France
- Corporate State
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What did Benito Mussolini officially proclaim in Rome following Italian victory in Abyssinia in May 1936?
- Second Republic
- Corporate State
- Salò Republic
- Italian Empire
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Which Italian military commander led the invasion of Egypt from Libya in September 1940?
- Emilio De Bono
- Giovanni Messe
- Pietro Badoglio
- Rodolfo Graziani
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Which pact did Italy join alongside Germany and Japan in September 1940?
- Stresa Front
- Pact of Steel
- Tripartite Pact
- Anti-Comintern Pact
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Which Axis capital city was liberated by Allied forces in June 1944?
- Rome
- Tokyo
- Vienna
- Berlin
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Which imperial territory was lost by Italy to British forces in 1941?
- Dodecanese Islands
- Italian Libya
- Italian East Africa
- Italian Somaliland
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Which group was targeted by Mussolini's Italian racial laws of 1938?
- Jewish citizens
- Trade unionists
- Catholic clergy
- Socialist politicians
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Which Italian foreign minister and son-in-law of Mussolini was executed in 1944?
- Achille Starace
- Galeazzo Ciano
- Dino Grandi
- Italo Balbo
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