Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Emperor Victor Emmanuel III invited Mussolini to form a new government in Italy.

(II) The victory of Fascism in Italy was the result of a popular uprising.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (II) is the reason for (I).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) is true, but (II) is false.

Explanation:

Emperor Victor Emmanuel III did invite Mussolini to form a government after the March on Rome (Oct 1922). The Fascists’ takeover resulted from elite pressure, violence and the King’s acquiescence, not a genuine popular uprising.