AQA A Level History Depth Study: Italy and Fascism, c1900-1945 June 2023 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 impact of the defeat at Caporetto for Italy.

To what extent was the successful establishment of the Fascist state, in the years 1922 to 1929, due to the appeal of Fascist ideology?

To what extent was Mussolini committed to peace in Europe in the years 1933 to 1938?

‘The most important reason for the collapse of Fascism in Italy was the weaknesses of Mussolini’s Salo Republic in the years 1943 to 1945.’

Assess the validity of this view.