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Unit 1: From Liberalism to Fascism, 1918–24 3.1 What was the condition of Italy before 1918? 3.2 What were the main problems affecting Italy in the years 1918–22? 3.3 What political factors aided the rise of Mussolini’s Fascist Party, 1919–20? 3.4 How did Mussolini become prime minister in 1922? 3.5
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Unit 2: Establishment and Consolidation of the Fascist State, 1925–39 3.6 How did Mussolini consolidate his power in the period 1925–39? 3.7 What impact did Mussolini’s economic policies have on Italy? 3.8 How successful were Mussolini’s main social policies? 3.9 What was the nature of the Fascist state in Italy? 4 Spain Unit 1: From Monarchy to Republic, 1918–30 4.1 What were Spain’s main underlying problems before the First World War? 4.2 How did the First World War affect economic and political developments before 1923? 4.3 What were the main developments in Spain from 1923 to 1930? Unit 2: The Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War, 1930–39 4.4 Why did the Second Republic face problems in the years 1931 to 1933? 4.5 What were the immediate causes of the Spanish Civil War? 4.6 What were the main features of the Spanish Civil War? 4.7 How important was foreign intervention to the Nationalists’ victory in the civil war?
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