Italy Flashcards
(50 cards)
Risorgimento
resurgent Rebirth and in history it refers to the unification of Italy in 1870 which saw the creation of Italy as a new Italian nation with its capital in Rome
Anarchist
A person who believes in a violent overthrow of state authority and the establishment of a society without government rule or laws
Questione meridionale
The southern question whereby politicians and intellectuals try to understand the causes of and solutions to poverty in the South of Italy
ANI
Associazione nazionalista italiana, the right-wing nationalist party created in 1910 by Enrico corradini
, intervention crisis
The political crisis caused by Italy’s entry into WWI on the side of the triple Entente in May 1915
, futurist
Someone who believes that war would introduce a new more military Society - they celebrate violence patriotism and destruction
League of Nations
An organisation created after the first world war common made up of Nations from around the world, in attempt to maintain world peace
proportional representation
A voting system where the number of elected representatives elected into parliament is proportional to the percentage of votes a party receives
Trincerocrazia
A new class of men that Mussolini hope to unite comma linked and bound Together by The there wore consciousness and in the process, leaving their former geographical or class differences behind them
Anti clericalism
An ideology that seeks to oppose the clergy and it’s supposed privileges and elitism
Squadrismo
The organisation of small, military units of fascist, who sought to address the growth of socialism through extreme violence
Quadrumvirs
The four main leaders of fascism who Mussolini tasked with organising the March on Rome
Aventine secession
When 120 fascist deputies left parliament on the 13th of June 1924 in the wake of the material crisis, claiming that the government was unconstitutional and where a new Parliament on aventine hill outside Rome was created
Balilla
A boy from Genoa who supposedly started a revolt against Austrian rule in 1746 when he threw a stone at an Austrian official. in history the name was chosen for the fascist youth organization to represent the idea of a militarised youth who were ready to stand up to foreign Invaders
Opera nazionale dopolavoro
The national after work organisation which provided workers with a variety of social and sporting opportunities
Il duce
The Propaganda that sought to portray Mussolini as a leader of immense god-like ability who was leading Italy to greatness
Syndicalism
An economic system between capitalism and communism
Corporatism
An ideology where national economic planning would be determined by mixed union of workers and employers
Cartelisation
Forced mergers whereby large businesses were assisted by the fascist government to take over smaller companies
Ruralism
Economic and political policies which seek to protect and maintain country’s agricultural industry and peasant population
freemasonry
A worldwide organisation of secret clubs which initiate new members through a series of secret rituals and which provide advantages of employment or social connections to its members
Plebiscite
A direct vote in which the entire population is asked to vote on a proposal that may lead to an amendment in the constitution
Abyssinia
Large area of land in modern day Ethiopia
Anschluss
The concept of a political Union between Austria and Germany
