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The Liberal State 1911-18 Flashcards

1
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When was Italy fully unified?

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1870

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2
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Campanilismo

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A feeling of pride and belonging to their place of birth, which was much stronger than any sense of national identity

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Risorgimento

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‘Rebirth’ , the unification of Italy

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Anarchism

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The violent overthrow of state authority and control (the government, military and police)and the establishment of a self-governing order where people would be free to live in a society without government rule or laws

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Roman Question

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The split between the Italian state and the Catholic Church which refused to recognise the legitimacy of the unified nation.

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What did the new pope Leo XII do in 1886

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Formally forbade Catholics from running for office or voting in national elections

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Trasformismo

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Political manoeuvring caused by corruption, frequent changes in government and an inability to improve legalisation that might improve the lives of Italians

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8
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How many changes of prime minister were there between 1870 and 1922

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29

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9
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Between 1901 and 1911, how many strikes were there and how many people were involved?

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1,500 strikes involving 350,000 workers

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10
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What percentage of Italian men had the vote?

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Less than 25%

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11
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When did an Italian prime minister visit the south

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32 years after unification

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12
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What cities were involved in the industrial triangle?

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Milan, Genoa, Turin

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13
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How many people died between 1910 and 1911 and what was the cause

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25,000. Cholera outbreak

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Irredentism

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A movement stating that’s Italy’s successful unification in 1870 should continue until all Italian-speaking areas were incorporated into Italy

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What was Giolitti’s main aim?

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To make Italy strong and powerful by absorbing the political parties including the socialists, nationalists and the Catholic Church into his liberal government

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16
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When was the socialist party founded and what letters stand for it?

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1892, PSI

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17
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Who led the PSI?

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Filippo Turati

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18
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Examples of the socialist reforms?

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Banning of the employment of children under the age of 12 (1901)
Limiting the working day for women to 11 hours (1902)
Introduction of the maternity fund (1910)

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19
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What did Giolitti say about the church in 1904

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They were two parallel lines which should never meet

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20
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What did Giolitti do for the Catholics?

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Allowed a divorce bill and promoted education

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21
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What did the nationalists believe in?

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Being antisocialist and antiliberal, aggressive foreign policy that looked to expand Italy’s power in Africa was necessary

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22
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Who supported the nationalists?

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The educated middle class

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23
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What letters stand for the nationalists?

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ANI

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24
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What did Giolitti do for the nationalists and when?

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Enter the war on Libya in 1911

25
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How many deputies were achieved in the 1913 election?

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79

26
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Who did the war on Libya appease?

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Nationalists and catholics

27
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When was the invasion of libya?

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29th September 1911

28
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How many Italian deaths were there from the Libyan war?

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3,500

29
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How did Giolitti extend the franchise in 1912?

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All men who had completed military service and all men aged 30 regardless of literacy could vote

30
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How many deputies did the liberals win/lose in the 1909 election?

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Won 318
Lost 71

31
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Anti-clericalism

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Don’t want the church involved with politics

32
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Syndicalism

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When workers seize control of the government or economy

33
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Liberalism

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The rights of an individual, liberty, political equality, freedom of speech

34
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Who argued Italy should join the ww1

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Antonio salandra

35
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What treaty did Italy sign and when and who were they joining

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Treaty of London on 26th April 1915 on the side of the Triple Entente supporting Britain, France and Russia

36
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How many deputies announced their opposition to salandra’s decision

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300

37
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When was salandra reinstated as prime minister

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16 may

38
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When did Italy declare war on Austria

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25 May 1915

39
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Which political party voted against Salandra’s emergency powers

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PSI

40
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What did salandra hope for in the war?

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A brief, offensive war with immediate territorial gains

41
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How many Italians died in 1915 during the attempted offences in Austria

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62,000

42
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Problems the war created

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-nearly 5 million men were conscripted into the army
-no one understood the same language

43
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Luigi Cadorna

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commander of the Italian army from 1914-1917. Insisted on effective warfare=death of thousands of Italians. Refused to organise the army for defensive battles. He would shoot disobedient troops

44
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What was the strafexpedition

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1916, a major offensive in the Trentine salient in order to open a path that would allow it to attack Verona and Bologna

45
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Who replaced Salandra after the defeat at Caporetto?

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Paolo Boselli

46
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What did the defeat at caporetto reveal

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The poor state of the army and significant anger and debate within Italy

47
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What were the consequences of the defeat of caporetto

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10,000 Italians killed, 30,000 wounded, 300,000 taken prisoner, 400,000 soldiers simply vanished

48
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Socialist response to the war

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Opposed it
Saw it as anti-Italian, unpatriotic and blamed the poor performance of Italy’s military.

49
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How many vehicles did Fiat produce in 1918

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25,000

50
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Consequence on the economy after war

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84.9 billion lire debt in June 1919

51
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What happened in august 1917?

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50 workers killed protesting in Turin against bread shortages and the continuation of war

52
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What industries grew between 1899 and 1914

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Iron, steel, mechanical, electrical, chemical, car (fiat)

53
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Meridionale

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South Italy regions

54
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What did Italy’s foreign policy goals focus on

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Irredentism, belief that italy should reclaim the areas of istria and the South Tyrol

55
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What was the PSI split into

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Reformists (prepared to work with Giolitti) and maximalists (revolution and violent overthrow of state) E.g Mussolini

56
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What did the nationalists believe about liberal values

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That they would encourage selfish individualism

57
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What did count Gentolini do in 1913

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Secretly asked liberal candidates to agree to 7 key points in return for Catholic vote

58
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Who replaced Cadorna and what was the result?

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General Diaz = more cautious, casualty rates fell from 520,000 in 1917 to 143,000 in 1918

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