WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Unemployed WWI veterans that battled communism
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African-Italians that battled fascism
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The lowest social class of the Italian society
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Italian women that battled for their civil rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Blackshirts were established as the Squadrismo in 1919 and consisted of many disgruntled former soldiers. It was given the task of leading fights against their bitter enemies – the Socialists. They may have numbered 200, 000 by the time of Mussolini’s March on Rome from 27 to 29 October 1922.
Detailed explanation-2: -Blackshirt, Italian Camicia Nera, plural Camicie Nere, member of any of the armed squads of Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini, who wore black shirts as part of their uniform.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1919, Mussolini organized his fascist movement in the northern city of Milan. He formed squads of street fighters who wore black shirts. His “Blackshirts” beat up socialists and communists and threw them out of local governments. The communist revolution in Russia had taken place only two years earlier.
Detailed explanation-4: -Italy faced serious postwar economic problems. Wartime governments had printed money to pay for arms, and inflation intensified. By the end of 1920 the lira was worth only one-sixth of its 1913 value.