AQA A Level History Depth Study: Italy and Fascism, c1900-1945 June 2019 question paper 7042/2L

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the relations between the Catholic Church and the Fascist state.

‘In the years 1919 to 1921, the most significant consequence of Italy’s involvement in the First World War was economic instability.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Mussolini's successful consolidation of power, in the years 1922 to 1926, was due to his ability to control the Fascist Party.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent were the anti-fascist partisans responsible for the final collapse of Fascism in Italy, in the years 1943 to 1945?