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Question 1

What did Salandra expect to happen from WW1?

Answer 1

Territorial gains, consolidate position as PM

Question 2

How much was paid to each soldier and family during WW1?

Answer 2

1/2 lire

Question 3

Who said that WW1 “did nothing to bring about national integration and unity”?

Answer 3

Morgan

Question 4

How many served in the army as conscripts?

Answer 4

5m

Question 5

In how many years did General Cadorna lead 11 offensives with a maximum advance of 12 miles?

Answer 5

2 and a half

Question 6

What was a soldiers diet during the war?

Answer 6

600g - 250g meat, 150g pasta

Question 7

When was Caporetto?

Answer 7

24 October 1917

Question 8

How many Austro-Hungarian forces with Germany broke through Italian lines?

Answer 8

7

Question 9

How many Italians fled 150km at Caporetto in confusion?

Answer 9

700,000

Question 10

When did Boselli’s government resign?

Answer 10

25 October 1917

Question 11

When did 150 deputies and 90 senators establish the Parliamentary union for national December?

Answer 11

December 1917

Question 12

What were the effects of Caporetto?

Answer 12

40,000 casualties; 280,000 prisoners; 350,000 deserters

Question 13

When was the Battle of Vittorio Venetian where Italian forces launched an offensive over the Pisces?

Answer 13

25 October 1918

Question 14

On 3 Nov 1918 what did Italian troops capture?

Answer 14

Trentino and Trieste

Question 15

How many soldiers were killed and wounded during military campaigns?

Answer 15

650,000 killed; 1m wounded

Question 16

How many casualties were there between 1915-18?

Answer 16

1.3m

Question 17

Between 1914-18 what did vehicle production at Fiat increase by?

Answer 17

4,500 to 25,000

Question 18

In 1915 the army had just 613 guns, how many did they have in 1918?

Answer 18

20,000

Question 19

What did the Fiat workforce and capital increase by?

Answer 19

Workforce - 6,000 to 30,000; capital - 25m to 125m.

Question 20

How many companies were part of the industrial mobilisation system in Nov 1918?

Answer 20

1,976

Question 21

How many workers were under industrial mobilisation system?

Answer 21

995,000

Question 22

How many workers were in Catholic rather than socialist trade unions?

Answer 22

1.2m

Question 23

What was Italy’s budget deficit?

Answer 23

23.3bn

Question 24

How much had Italy spent?

Answer 24

41bn

Question 25

National debt increased 5 fold in 1914 to what?

Answer 25

16bn

Question 26

How much higher were prices in 1918 and the value of the lire?

Answer 26

4 times; 25%