Early Italy - A Great Power? Flashcards
1896-1912 profits in new industry, increase or decrease? By what?
10.5% increase
Proportion of agricultural workers who migrate away from rural areas
6%
Reason for migration of rural workers
mechanisation e.g Po Valley
Italians were getting richer by what % p/a
2%
In what years did public investment (e.g hydroelectric / irrigation) increase by 50%
1900-07
1896-1912 increase in industrial workers wages
40%
increase in industrial workers wages decreased the appeal of …
marxist appeal
What was created in the north due to mechanisation?
wealthy agar
What was a driver for the creation of an urban middle class
free primary education
What happened to agricultural wages? What did this increase?
barely moved
north south divide increased
What was funding in the south invested into?
irrigation schemes
combating malaria
What statistic shows poverty in the south?
0.01% of Sicily’s population owns 50% of the land
From when did the Pope allow Catholics to participate in politics
1909
When was Giolittis electoral reform?
1911
What did Giolittis electoral reform do?
X3 electorate to 8.5million
What were the conditions for voting after Giolittis 1911 electoral reform?
all over 30
all literate over 21
What was the nationalists call for unredeemed lands
terre irredente
When was the nationalist voice extremely high in early Italy?
after defeat at Adowa
Name of the Nationalists paper
L’Idea Nationale
What X4 work policies did Giolitti introduce?
- child labour ban
- women hours reduced
- rest day
- maternity fund
When was the rest day introduced?
1907
Name X2 positives that would come about via strong foreign policy
- resources
- tackle emigration
When was the Italian defeat at Adowa?
1896
Italian lives lost at Adowa
7000
What did the defeat at Adowa mean for the PM? Who was the PM?
prompted PM Crispi’s resignation
When was Giolittis Libya campaign
1911
What parts of Libya were captured
coastal regions only
Why was the Libya campaign introduced
attempt to appease conservative Liberals and nationalists
Church’s position on Libyan war
condemned violent imperialism
How was recruitment into Italian army done?
via conscription
What was a criticism of Giolitti’s Libyan campaign
very £££
What did Giolitti promise in the case of strikes
neutrality within state agencies
How many immigrants from 1870s-1915
5mil
What was the name of the pact between Catholics and Mussolini?
Il Pactto Gentilloni
When was the pact between Catholics and Mussolini in place?
during 1913 election
