OND

Question 1

When was the OND set up?

Answer 1

1925

Question 2

What was the OND?

Answer 2

• set up following the closure of socialist organisations providing recreations and welfare
• provided workers with social and sporting opportunities, including bars, billiard halls, radios

Question 3

What did OND membership entitle workers to?

Answer 3

entitled workers to discount rail tickets

Question 4

How many people were in the OND by 1939?

Answer 4

4 million

Question 5

Was the OND used to promote fascist ideology?

Answer 5

• No promotion of fascist ideology
• However, physical and military training was embraced my many giving the group something of an ideological slant

Question 6

How did the OND help Mussolini gain control?

Answer 6

Helped Mussolini become more popular, even if they didn’t support fascism they supported Mussolini