intervention crisis 4 exam! Flashcards
What groups of people were against joining the war?
Church
Socialists
Giolitti/ supporters
What groups were for joining the war?
Salandra Liberals
Nationalists
Why was the church against the war? 3
- Austria was another Catholic country
-Possible territorial gains meant little
-Didn’t want casualties
Why were socialists against the war?
-Army not equipped/ trained
-Economy too weak
Why were Giolitti liberals against the war? (3)
-Halt progress of social/ econ problems
-Not economically ready for war so soon after Libya
-Italy could gain by negotiating with both sides to stay out
WHy were salandra Liberals FOR joining the war? (5)
-Lead to stronger Gov- could introduce more repressive legislation to offer more authoritarian solution to political problems
-If Italy was victorious, would be hard to challenge his policies
-Make powerful alliances
-Feared Triple Alliance wouldn’t be sympathetic to an ally who failed to support them
-If Entente won, wouldn’t be open to discussing Italy’s ambitions in th]e Mediterranean
Why were Nationalists FOR joining the war
-Gain Irredente Lands
Confirm Italy’s power status
Why did Italy choose to go with the triple Entente?
-Offered the best deal
Promised Italy much of the irredente lands if they won eg Istria, Dalmatia
When was the Treaty of London signed?
26th April 1915
Immediate political impact of joining the war
Caused significant unrest
-Giolitti + 300 deputies denounced it, making Parliament very divided, wanted Gio to be PM
Many rallies, Mussolini expelled from socialist party
Salanda resigned, king turned to Gio but king saud he was committed to the ToL and might abdicate if it weren’t honoured, Gio didn’t want to risk overthrowing king so denied
Salanda reinstated, emergency powers, officially declared war
