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1
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On what date did the invasion begin?

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The invasion of Libya began on the 28th September 1911

2
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What was the invasion greeted with from the Italian people?

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The invasion of Libya was greeted with outpouring nationalist enthusiasm, even from socialist leaders (Leonida Bissolati) who hoped acquiring the colony could provide land for Italy’s poor peasantry

3
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What did naval forces seize and in how much time?

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Naval forced seized most of Libya’s ports and coastal towns within 3 weeks

4
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How many troops did the government commit?

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70K troops

5
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How many islands did Italian forces occupy and where?

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Italian forces occupied 13 Turkish-held islands in the Aegean Sea

6
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What meant that the Ottoman Empire couldn’t continue war?

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This move, alongside the fact that Turkey began a war with Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece in October 1912, meant that the Ottomans couldn’t continue the war and on 8th October, they surrendered control of Libya to the Italians

7
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How many troops did Italy keep? Why?

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Italy was forced to keep 50K troops in Libya to pacify the Arab population

8
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How many deaths did the war cost?

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The war had cost 3.5K Italian deaths

9
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What was the colonisation of Libya greeted as?

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The colonisation of Libya was greeted as a resounding victory that had overcome the shame of Adwa and demonstrated Italy as being a true European power

10
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What did Giolitti’s foreign policy gain him?

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Giolitti’s foreign policy gained him considerable support, but the success was very short-lived

11
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What appeared by 1912?

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By 1912, it appeared that Giolitti’s programme had been successful

12
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What did the social reforms encourage?

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The social reforms encouraged the support of PSI deputies in parliament who were prepared to support Giolitti’s govt and effectively act in a coalition with Giolitti

13
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What happened with the Catholic Church?

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The Catholic Church had become less antagonistic to the state and had been cooperating with liberals in several key areas

14
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What happened to the nationalists?

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The victory of Libya appeared to galvanise the nationalist support for the government

15
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What was the introduction of war and universal suffrage going to impact?

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The war and the introduction of universal suffrage were to have severe consequences for Giolitti’s government