condensed essay plans final Flashcards
(100 cards)
lira was worth how much of its 1913 value in 1920
1/6
economic conditions
war
social discontent
agricultural problems
briefly describe the 1948 arab israeli war
egypt held out for nearly 10 months in al-faluja but in march 1919 an armistice was agreed
it was good for nasser and humiliating for the old egypt
11,000 casulties
how many strikes were there in 1920 italy
1663
how many prime ministers killed ibetween 1948 and 1950 in egypt
2
free officers 6 point plan announced at 1952 coup
included to end colonialism, feudalism, to have equality and have a powerful army
agricutural problems in italy
bad harvests of 1919 and 1920. rise in socialist support. land on large estates forcibly occupied by returning soldiers
fewer than 6% landowners owend how much of cultivateable land in egypt
65%
life in nassers egypt agriculturally
rural poverty or urban slums
weaknesses of political system
egyptian colonialism and italian liberalism
political instability
coup vs bienno rosso
egyptian colonialism
british troops fired on auxilary ppolicce they suspected of supporting suez liberation
41 killed
lead to black Saturday 25th Jan 1952, attacks and looting
king couldn’t appoint a pm until nasser
italian liberalism
count build an empire with liberalism
politics monopolised by a small, powerful elite
political instability in italy
1919-1921 elections
fiume crisis 1919
strikes due to fear of socialism
fiume crisis 1919
d’annuzio and 2000 followers occupy fiume for a year
great public support - gov scared to give orders to end the seizure incasea the army refused
ended with a compromise with Yugoslavia and Italian military action
bienno rosso
fear of socialism
1663 strikes in 1920
inflation etc
coup in 1952 egypt
toppling of king farouk in a coup d’etat by free officers
23rd july 1952
free officers wanted to strike before king cracked down on them. occupied comms in Cairo on eve of 22nd july 1952
relatively bloodless coup
Impact of war for Mussolini and Nasser? Nasas nationalism and fascist glorification of all.
human cost
economic cost
nationalism
fasist glorification of war
Italy had attacked neutral Italy in 1940, so WW2 increased nationalism.
Romanita.
Using the country’s collective memory to his advantage. Il duce meant leader in latin. roman salute. fasicst architecture reminiscent of ancient Rome.
nasser’s nationalism
british troops fired on auxilary ppolicce they suspected of supporting suez liberation
41 killed
lead to black Saturday 25th Jan 1952, attacks and looting
king couldn’t appoint a pm until nasser
human cost arab israli war 1948
egypt held out for nearly 10 months in al-faluja but in march 1919 an armistice was agreed
it was good for nasser and humiliating for the old egypt
11,000 casulties
human cost of ww1
humilation from caparetto
1.5 million casulties
economic cost of ww1
demobilisation of over 4 million troops led to unemployment figure of 2 million
lira worth 1/6 of its 1913 value in 1920
economic cost of 1948 arab isralei war
Total cost $3.4 billion. roads and bridges destroyed. Already had a track fragile economy from colonialism and under investment. war required lots of investment. Lots of investment mobilizing troops, arms and ammunition. Suez War closed during war. It disrupted trade of supplies.
idealogy
anti british, anti zionist vs autarky, romanita
not much idealogy for nasser (panafricanism/arbaism) and more so fo rmussolini, change in his ideas
nationalism, imperalism, alliances