How far were economic problems responsible for the failings of Liberal Italy in the years 1911-18

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

• After Italy experienced a boom of 1896 to 1912 the economy suffereed especially due to the intervention in WW1
• Economic problems, political issues and WW1

Question 2

Economic problems

Answer 2

-The budget deficit of 23 billion lire in 1918, increased from 3 billion in 1914 and National debt that increased fivefold to 85 billion in 1918
-fiat had a 75 hour working weeks in 1916
-Libyan war cost 1,300 million, poor trade between the two nations
-By 1913 Britain was producing 16 million tons of steel whereas Italy only producing 0.6 million tonnes
+Nationalist wanted to be like Britain and France, Socialist wanted better conditions and increasing polarisation

Question 3

Political Issues

Answer 3

-Electorate increased from 3 million men in 1909 to 8.5 million in 1912 and 70% were illiterate
-Collaborations with the Catholics meant that radicals withdrew support from Giolitti’s coalition in 1914, such as Ettore Sacchi
-intervention WW1 spilt the socialist/Catholics and Nationalist
-The collapse of Salandra government in 1916
+WW1 exaggerated the pre-existing political issues

Question 4

WW1

Answer 4

• Many of its soldiers were in Libya and shortages of arms and munitions (2 machine guns per battalion, Austria had 12)
• The first two advances in 1915 saw 62,000 deaths and 170,000 injuries
• Increased the budget deficit from 2.9 billion 1914-15 to 23.3 billion lire in 1918-19
• Owed Britain 15 billion and USA 8.5 billion lire
• Arguably, led to the collapse of Salandra government and intervention crisis

Question 5

Line of Argument

Answer 5

Economic- problem led to people just support the party who benefited them the most as everyone was struggling and many distrust the current government
Political- the economic problem caused political as well as making the government inefficient
WW1- led to political, economic and social but it wasn’t important until the later years