| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| In what month did Italy invade Albania in response to German aggression? | 1939 | 75%
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| When did Italy declare war on the USSR? | 1940 | 75%
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| In what year did Mussolini introduce Racial policies against the Jews, to mirror German Policy? | 1943 | 75%
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| When did Italy acquire Fiume from Yugoslavia? | 1924 | 63%
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| What year was the Four-Power Pact drawn up? | 1933 | 50%
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| In which year was the Anti-Comintern Pact signed? | 1937 | 50%
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| In what month did the Italian Army suffer a humiliating defeat in Guadalajara during the Spanish Civil War? | 1937 | 50%
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| In which European City did the Abyssinian Emperor flee to? | London | 38%
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| When was the Somali territory of Jubaland given to Italy by Britain? | 1926 | 25%
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| When was the treaty of friendship signed with Austria, Germany and Hungary? | 1928 | 25%
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| On what date was the Pact of Steel signed? | 27th of May 1939 | 25%
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| Name a Spanish city bombarded from the air by the Italian air force. | Barcelona | 25%
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| Give the full name of Italys foreign minister and Mussolini’s son in law. | Galeazzo Ciano | 25%
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| Which Army had to help him out of trouble in Greece? | German | 25%
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| Name the Abyssinian Emperor. | Haili Selassi | 25%
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| When was Germany’s Anschluss with Austria? | March | 25%
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| Name a French North African Colony in which Mussolini sponsored its opponents. | Morocco | 25%
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| What was the name of the Republic led by Mussolini from 1943-45? | Salò Republic | 25%
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| How many troops did Italy send to the Eastern Front? | 250,000 | 13%
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| What did the King give Italy in return? | Albania became an Italian prectorate | 13%
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| When did Italy declare war on the USA? | December 1941 | 13%
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| Name the Italian General killed in the lead up to Italys bombardment of Corfu. | General Tellini | 13%
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| In which month did Italy bombard Corfu? | July | 13%
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| In what month did Mussolini first prevent the Anschluss? | July/August 1934 | 13%
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| On what date did Italy formally enter WW2 | June 1940 | 13%
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| Which 2 Mediterranean islands did Mussolini want as naval bases? | Majorca and Ibiza | 13%
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| On what date did Italy begin their offensive in Abyssinia? | October 1935 | 13%
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| On what date did Mussolini invade Greece? | October 1940 | 13%
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| How many troops were lost in this defeat? | 35,000 | 0%
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| On what date did they capture Addis Ababa? | 5th of May 1936 | 0%
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| Which Albanian king was helped by Mussolini? | Ahmed Zogoli | 0%
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| When was the Stresa front declared? | April 1935 | 0%
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| Give Italy’s official stance at the outbreak of WW2. | Benevolent Neutrality | 0%
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| How did Italian police respond to German remilitarisation of the Rhineland? | Cooperated with the Gestapo | 0%
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| Name 3 of Mussolini’s foreign policy aims. | Create an Italian Empire, spread Fascism and control the mediterranean area | 0%
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| Which islands in the Aegean Sea were declared Italian in July 1923? | Dodecanese Islands | 0%
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| Which 3 countries made up Italys East African Empire after 1936? | Italian Somaliland, Abyssinia and Eritrea | 0%
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| On what date did the Allies invade Sicily? | July 9th 1943 | 0%
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| When did Italy join WW2? | June 10th 1940 | 0%
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| What international treaty was signed in an attempt to renounce war as a country’s official foreign policy? | Kellogg-Briand Pact | 0%
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| What was Italy’s policy of swinging between Britain and Germany called? | Make weight policy | 0%
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| What was the Locarno Pact designed for? | Reaffirm post WW1 borders | 0%
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| What was signed on the 25th of October 1936? | Rome-Berlin Axis | 0%
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| Name the Aircraft used in the Spanish Civil War. | Savoie Marchetti | 0%
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| Name the place the Italians first clashed with the Abyssinians in 1935. | Wal Wal Oasis | 0%
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