B4 What Were The Factors Dividing Italy By 1871? Flashcards
What were the factors dividing Italy by 1871?
- Social and economic problems
- Papacy
- Political Disunity
What was the main industry within the south?
Argicultural was the main industry with fruit and olives being exported and silk produced in cottages
(Social and Economic Problems)
What were some of the basic necessity problems?
Power was a problem due to lack of water, unlike the North which had rivers from the Alps
(Social and Economic Problems)
Unification led to the removal of tariffs which had protected southern industry had now caused what probelms?
The collapse of industries such as silk which couldn’t compete with their northern competition
(Social and Economic Problems)
Poverty led to high infant mortality, percentage of how many died before their 5th birthday?
50% in 1871
Social and Economic Problems
How many Italians emigrated due to the poor working and living conditions of the South?
1871, 120,000
Social and Economic Problems
What did the Law of Guarantees enable the Pope to receive?
3,225,000 Lire per year as compensation for the loss of lands
(The Papacy)
What did Pius do which led to him claiming “prisoner of the Vatican”?
Ignored the ‘Law of Guarantees’ as he didn’t recognise the government
(The Papacy)
What strengthened the Church as it was a stand against Liberalism, modernity and secularism?
Opposition towards the State
The Papacy
What did the church do to try and weaken Italy?
From 1870 there were 2 courts in Rome one in the Quirinale Palace and the other in the Vatican
(The Papacy)
The electorate was narrow in 1871 how many could vote?
500,000 or 2.2% population
Political Disunity and Irredentism
What uprising happened on 24th May 1870?
A Mazzinian called Barsanti led an attack on army barracks in Pavia shouting “Long live Rome, long live the Republic, down with the monarchy”
(Political Disunity and Irredentism)
Barsanti was arrested and shot despite how many signing a petition for him to be pardoned?
40,000
Political Disunity and Irredentism
What was Italian Irredentism essentially?
A nationalist movement during the late 19th and 20th centuries in Italy with irredentist goals which promoted the unification of geographic areas
(Political Disunity and Irredentism)
What types of individuals would have the irredentist agenda?
Republicans
Political Disunity and Irredentism
