Question

The takeover of the government in Italy by Fascists was followed by ______.
A) A reign of peace
B) reign of communism
C) reign of terror
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Fascism believed in exercising an authoritative, totalitarian form of government and was rooted in the ideals of- a combination of all sectors of the economy, strict gender roles, the Aryan race theory that was also believed by Nazi Germany and the value of tradition that is outlined in the ‘Doctrine of Fascism’ that they followed.

Complete answer: Option A: The Fascist rule in Italy was born out of political instability and violence after World War I in response to the reign of Communism. The regime strongly opposed the communist belief of no wars. They exercised brutal force and violence in Italy and other parts of the world like Eastern Europe and Ethiopia. Hence, this option is incorrect since it was not a reign of peace.
Option B: Like mentioned earlier, Fascism was created from clear opposition of the Communist ideas and removed them from power to establish a reign of the Fascist rule that did not align with these ideals. Thus this option is also incorrect.
Option C: The fascists born after the end of World War I were based in Italian nationalism and the need to improve the conditions of Italy. The fascist rule believed in brute force, violence and war as a means to get what they wanted. There was a lot of unrest and mobilisation to enforce the Fascist regime that also turned violent. The Fascist leader had close associations with Nazi Germany. During this time many violations against the people of Italy, people of Eastern Europe with killings in concentration camps, destroying traces of certain cultures, rape and the atrocities against the blacks in Ethiopia took place. Fascism and Nazism had very close ideals and joined forces in their pursuits which ultimately led to World War II. Thus, the takeover fascists in Italy led to a reign of terror making this option the correct answer.
Option D: Option A and B are false. So, Option D that is all of the above can be eliminated.
Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.

Note: Fascism was an ideology developed by Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile written down in the ‘Doctrine of Fascism’ that was their guiding force. It posed the idea of building a modern Italy without forgetting tradition with great nationalistic pride as its driving force. The totalitarian form of government was popularised and posed as a positive thing during the Fascist rule.