Economic Battles
The Battle over the Southern Problem was announced in this year
1924
Mussolini claimed that Italy was not growing enough of this crop
Wheat
The system of trying to make one's country completely independent of foreign imports
Autarky (points off if they pronounce it like Autarchy)
Most of Mussolini's economic battles were described as this
Far from successful
These marshes were drained in order to make more land available for farming
Pontine Marshes
The total cost of the imported grain
3 billion lire
Mussolini ordered Italian farmers to grow more of this
Mussolini had no real understanding of this
Basic Economics
A poor harvest and increased grain imports prompted Mussolini to start this battle
The Battle for Grain
This was the relative value in a fraction format of how much of Italy's imports were being used on this grain
1/5 of Italy's imports
Exports of these two animals dropped due to Mussolini's battles
Sheep and Cattle
Mussolini believed it was important to make Italy economically self-sufficient in these two things
food and raw materials
The battle of the Lira began in order to increase these two things
This much wheat had to be imported in the early 1920s
2.5 million tonnes a year
pasture lands, olive and citrus orchards, and vineyards
The Battle for Grain doubled the production of this
Cereal
The third battle that Mussolini started
The battle for land
Wheat was this type of commodity
Vital
The The Institute per la Ricostruzione Industriale would end up controlling the majority of these three industries
Many of Mussolini's battles caused this
As many problems as they solved