HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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: -It was finally banned by the British government on 23 May 1940 after the start of the Second World War, amid suspicion that its remaining supporters might form a pro-Nazi “fifth column".
Detailed explanation-3: -In the March on Rome, Blackshirts occupied the Italian capital and demanded King Victor Emmanuel III give power to Mussolini. This was called the March on Rome. In 1922, the king acquiesced and made Mussolini Prime Minister. Afterward, Mussolini established a dictatorship with himself at the top.
Detailed explanation-4: -Italy had emerged from World War I in a poor and weakened condition and, after the war, suffered inflation, massive debts and an extended depression. By 1920, the economy was in a massive convulsion, with mass unemployment, food shortages, strikes, etc.