AQA A Level History Depth Study: Italy and Fascism, c1900-1945 June 2022 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 education in Fascist Italy in the 1930s.

‘The most significant problem faced by Italy in 1900 was the weakness of its economy.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Mussolini’s successful consolidation of power, in the years 1922 to 1926, was due to the compromises he made to secure the support of the Italian elites.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the fall in support for Mussolini in the years 1940 to 1943 solely due to the failure of Italy’s military campaigns?