WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mussolini’s armed thugs who beat and intimidated his opponents were known as the ____ Shirts.
A
Black
B
Brown
C
Red
D
Pink
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Black·shirt ˈblak-ˌshərt. : a member of a fascist organization having a black shirt as a distinctive part of its uniform. especially : a member of the Italian Fascist party.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mussolini was a fiery and charismatic speaker. He promised to end corruption and replace turmoil with order. He also spoke of reviving Roman greatness, pledging to turn the Mediterranean into a “Roman lake” once again. “combat squads.” The squads wore black shirts to emulate an earlier nationalist revolt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blackshirts are members of the anti-religious, atheist quasi-political organization Dravidar Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, founded by “Periyar” E V Ramasamy. Periyar wanted to uproot caste sentiments and superstitions prevalent in Tamil society. So, he chose the towel and to fight superstition, he chose the black shirt.

Detailed explanation-5: -Blackshirts were originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. Its members were distinguished by their black uniforms and their loyalty to Benito Mussolini. The black shirt movement called Fascism was started in Italy by Benito Mussolini.

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