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Giolitti Flashcards

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1
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what year did he join the chamber of deputies ?

A

1882

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2
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He betrayed Crispi over which colony ?

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Ethiopia

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Which corrupt bank had been paying Giolitti and others, generous loans ?

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Banca Romana

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4
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How did Giolitti use his power in the Banca Romana scandal ?

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he stopped the government report that indited their corruption being published

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5
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What were the Fasci Sicilliana demanding ?

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Rights, fair cropping and rents

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6
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Giolitti controversially banned troops in Sicily from using ?

A

firearms

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7
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Giolitti was seen on the right side of the fasci after how many peasants were killed by government forces ?

A

92

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what did he refuse to declare as a crime regarding the fasci ?

A

that their strikes were illegal

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9
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complete Giolittis quote on the Fasci - ‘I will allow these economic struggles to resolve themselves through …’

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…‘improving the condition of the workers’

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10
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Which banca official did he promote, to make him immune from prosecution and keep him from talking

A

Tanlongo

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11
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What did Giolitti lower the interest rates from, and what did they end up as? (KB)

A

5%, to 3.75%, to 3.5%

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12
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What are the 1906-1909 years remembered as for economic stability? (KB)

A

“The lira was premium on gold”

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13
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How many Ottoman troops faced the Italian army in the invasion of Libya 1911? (KB)

A

4,000 troops

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14
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What was the estimate for how many people died during the Messina Earthquake? (MP)

A

Between 75,000 and 200,000

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What was Giolitti’s third Government known as? (MP)

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‘Long ministry’ (lungo ministero)

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16
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When did the Fasci Siciliani movement reach its peak? (MP)

A

The summer of 1893

17
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What was the pact called where Catholics were encouraged to vote for Giolitti? (CJ)

A

The Gentolini Pact

18
Q

What problems did the electoral reform bill have for Giolitti in 1912? (CJ)

A

There were fewer seats that he could control due to other major parties being voted for

19
Q

What was the treaty called that returned the Dodecanese to the Ottoman Empire in 1912? (CJ)

A

Treaty of Ouchy

20
Q

What new time limit did Giolitti introduce for female workers during his third term in office? (NG)

A

12 hours

21
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Which coast did the 1908 Messina earthquake impact hardest along? (NG)

A

Calabrian coast

22
Q

Following the “lungo ministero” (Giolitti’s third term in office), who did Giolitti originally propose as new Prime Minister? (NG)

A

Sonnino

23
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How long was Giolitti’s first term as Prime Minister?(LR)

A

One year

24
Q

Which bank replaced the Banca Romana?(LR)

A

Banca d’Italia

25
Q

Which king invited Giolitti to form his first government in May 1892?(LR)

A

King Umberto I

26
Q

What did Giolitti say about universal suffrage? (VE)

A

“Italy can not grow economically and socially without enlarging the number of those who participated in public life”

27
Q

What year did Giolitti have parliament approve an electoral reform bill that expanded the electorate? (VE)

A

1912

28
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What was now the minimum age for children to work . (EB)

A

12 years

29
Q

How much did the Libyan war cost Italy.

EB

A

1.3 billion lire.

This damaged 10 years worth of fiscal prudence.

30
Q

In March 1914 which Radicals brought down Giolliti’s coalition. (EB)

A

The Radicals of Ettore Sacchi.

31
Q

what did Giolitti’s reform bill increase the electorate size to? (FW)

A

8.5 million

32
Q

what was the magnitude of the 1908 Messina Eathquake? (FW)

A

7.1

33
Q

What islands did Italy occupy during the Libyan war? (JT)

A

The Dodecanese islands

34
Q

Which two cities were almost completely destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami? (JT)

A

Messina and Reggio Calabria

35
Q

What percentage of votes did Giolitti secure in the 1909 general election? (JT)

A

54.5%

36
Q

What did gioltti refuse in regards to libya? T.P

A

The ottmans offed to hand it over peacefully

37
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How many terms did giolitti serve before 1914? T.P

A

4

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