Brief History of Italy – B1 – Vocabulary 1 / 20 What does ‘fragmentation’ mean in modern Italy? strong unity being divided into many parts economic success rapid growth 2 / 20 What does ‘corruption’ mean in the 1990s context? foreign investment political debate economic growth dishonest or illegal behaviour 3 / 20 What does ‘constitution’ mean? a trade agreement the basic laws of a country an economic plan a political party 4 / 20 What does ‘exile’ mean? a prison sentence a political meeting forced to live outside one’s country a holiday abroad 5 / 20 What does ‘referendum’ mean? a royal decision a public vote a court trial a military order 6 / 20 What does ‘allied’ mean in World War II? joined with other countries remained neutral acted alone fought against everyone 7 / 20 What does ‘invaded’ mean in ‘Italy invaded Ethiopia’? entered by force signed an agreement helped rebuild visited peacefully 8 / 20 What does ‘dictatorship’ mean? government by parliament rule by the people rule by one person with total power temporary leadership 9 / 20 What does ‘neutral’ mean in World War I? being unprepared not taking sides supporting all countries fighting secretly 10 / 20 What does ‘challenges’ mean in the late 19th century? celebrations difficult problems natural disasters easy solutions 11 / 20 What does ‘capital’ mean when talking about Rome? a financial investment a port the main city of a country a fortress 12 / 20 What does ‘captured’ mean in ‘Rome was captured’? taken by force sold destroyed protected 13 / 20 What does ‘unification’ mean? the process of becoming one country economic decline a military defeat foreign invasion 14 / 20 What does ‘suppressed’ mean in the text? ignored celebrated encouraged stopped by force 15 / 20 What does ‘uprisings’ mean? trade agreements peaceful meetings rebellions or revolts new laws 16 / 20 What does ‘nationalist feelings’ mean? economic planning interest in travel fear of change strong support for one’s nation 17 / 20 What does ‘restored’ mean in ‘restored the old rulers’? removed forever punished brought back ignored 18 / 20 What does ‘defeat’ mean in ‘after Napoleon’s defeat’? a promotion a peace agreement a celebration loss in a war or battle 19 / 20 What does ‘declared himself’ mean? was forced to accept refused leadership officially announced his new role was secretly chosen 20 / 20 What does ‘divided’ mean in the text? strongly united fully independent separated into parts poorly governed Your score is