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6. In some ways, Italy was not a severely affected by the Great depression as some other countries. True or false?
7. Did wheat production increase due to the Battle for Grain?
8. What was set up in 1931 to save the banking system from complete collapse?
9. What worsened Italy's trade position in 1925/1924?
- Poor grain harvest
- Wall Street Crash
- Failure of the public transport system
10. Which of these was not an aim of the Corporate State?
- Increase the extent of State intervention in the economy
- Create a new empire
- Solve the conflict of class conflict and industrial unrest
11. What law of 1926 set up the structure of the Corporate State?
- Press
- Syndical
- Acerbo
- Concordat
12. The IMI and IRI were unsuccessful in stabilizing the economic situation in Italy in the 1930s. True or false?
13. Who did Mussolini appoint as Finance Minister in 1925?
- Giovanni Gentile
- Giuseppe Volpi
- D'Annunzio
- De Stefani
14. What was the Confindustria?
- The Federation of Farmers
- Italian Employers Federation
- Socialist Worker's Union
15. The Battle for Lira was launched in what year?
16. The Battle for Land was also known as what?
- Battle of the Marshes
- Battle of the Countryside
- Battle for Ruralisation
17. Which of these negatives is not true of the Battle for Grain?
- Italy was still dependent on foreign imports
- Other valuable crops e.g. olives, fruits and vegetables were neglected
- Large scale farms in the Po Valley did really badly
- There was a decline in animal farming because of it