Rise of Fascism in Italy

Q. Choose the correct option
Statement-I : Three wars over seven years with Austria, Denmark and France ended in Prussian Victory and completed the process of unification of Germany.
Statement-II : On 18th January, 1871 a new German Empire was proclaimed headed by Kaiser William I of Prussia in the Palace of Versailles.

1. Both Statement-I and Statement-I are false
   
2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true
3. Statement-I is false but Statement-I is true
4. Statement-I is true but Statement-I is false.

Q.

Expansion And Contraction In Demand Are Caused By________.(A) Change In Income.(B) Change In Population.(C) Change In Price Of A Commodity.(D) Change In Prices Of Related Goods.

Q. Which of the following is/are the features of Fascism?

1. Fascism is an ideology that supports right extremism.
2. Fascism supports extreme militaristic nationalism.
3. Fascism is an ideology that believes in electoral democracy.
4. Fascism supports natural social hierarchy and the rule of elites.

Q. When was the Lateran Treaty signed between the Vatican and Italy?

1. 1909
2. 1919
3. 1929
4. 1939

Q. On whose side did Italy fight during the First World War?

1. The Allies.
2. The Axis powers.
3. Italy remained neutral.
4. First on the side of the Allies and later with the Axis powers.

Q. Which ideology believes in far-right extremism, authoritarian ultra-nationalism characterised by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as the strong separation of the society and the economy?

1. Communism
2. Liberalism
3. Fascism
4. Socialism

Q. Following the First World War, who was responsible for governing Germany from 1919 to 1933?

1. Kaiser Wilhelm II
2. The Nazi Government
3. The Weimar Republic
4. Adolf Hitler

Q. Who formed the Fascist government in Italy?

1. Giovanni Giolitti
2. Benito Mussolini
3. Kaiser Wilhelm II
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q. Benito mussolini invaded which country in 1935 as a way to distract the people from the ongoing economic turmoil in Italy?

1. Austria
2. Tunisia
3. Ethiopia
4. Sudan

Q. Which of these are among the common features of Fascism?

1. Extreme militaristic nationalism
2. Desire to create a “people’s community”
3. Belief in natural social hierarchy and the rule of elites
4. Belief in political and cultural liberalism

Q. Employment in the service sector increased to the same extent as production.

1. true
2. false

Q. Which of the following titles was assumed by Benito Mussolini in 1926?

1. Il Padre
2. Presidente
3. Il Duce
4. Imperatore

Q. When did Mussolini assume the role of 'Il Duce' or 'The Leader'?

1. 1916
2. 1926
3. 1936
4. 1946

Q. After the World War I, the Italian nationalists were unhappy with the gain in territory.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following events occurred during Mussolini's rise to power and his dictatorial rule of Italy?

1. He organised a march on Rome during the ministerial crises.
2. He took Italy to war with Ethiopia to distract the people from the rising unemployment in the country.
3. He abolished the Italian parliament.
4. He came to power by unifying all sections of the Italian people with a socialist agenda.

Q. Which of the following was/were common tactic(s) employed by Hitler and Mussolini as dictators?

1. Banning all other political parties
2. Violent militarisation
3. Symbolism of the swastika
4. Hypernationalism