Exercises on the March on Rome

The March on Rome was responsible:

a) for the creation of the Vatican.

b) for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome.

c) for the attack on the communists in Rome.

d) by demanding Mussolini's inauguration as prime minister.

e) for the open confrontation between fascists and royalists in the streets of Rome.

After the March on Rome, the Italian king invited Benito Mussolini to become prime minister of Italy and to compose a new government. What was the name of the former prime minister replaced by Benito Mussolini?

a) Vitor Emanuel

b) Luigi Facta

c) Giuseppe Mazzini

d) Gabriele d'Anunzio

e) Angelo Olivetti

Regarding the March on Rome, held in the 1920s, select the alternative that presents FALSE information:

a) Mussolini was the leader of the National Fascist Party.

b) By a decision of the Italian King, Benito Mussolini replaced Luigi Facta as Italian Prime Minister.

c) The fascists took over without support from the royalists.

d) Fascists persecuted communists through black shirt gangs.

e) Mussolini's rise to power took place through constitutional and legal means.

Before ascending politically and assuming the post of prime minister in Italy, Mussolini sought the support of three important groups in Italy. These groups were:

a) monarchists, church and industrialists.

b) merchants and communists.

c) anarchists and monarchists.

d) Church, merchants and the middle class.

e) communists and republicans.

LETTER D

The March on Rome took place on October 28, 1922, when thousands of fascists from all over Italy made their way to Rome to pressure Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to nominate Benito Mussolini, leader of the National Fascist Party, Italian Prime Minister. From 30 to 40 thousand fascists positioned themselves on the outskirts of the Italian capital and entered the city. At that time, Mussolini assumed the role of prime minister.

LETER B

With pressure on King Victor Emmanuel III, the then prime minister, Luigi Facta, was dismissed from his post. Luigi Facta wrote, during the March on Rome, a document for the king to authorize the decree of a state of emergency so that he could summon the army to repress the fascists. The king, however, rejected the signing of the document, dismissed Facta and invited Mussolini to the post.

LETER C

The rise of the fascists to power in Italy happened with the support of the royalists. A clear sign of this was that the Italian king himself invited Mussolini to assume the position of prime minister. The support of the royalists was of great importance as they represented one of the main groups in Italy.

LETER A

Fascists sought support from monarchists, the Church and industrialists to ascend politically in Italy. Mussolini realized that the rise of his party depended on the support of these groups and, to that end, he sought to combat the violence of the black shirt gangs.